Ultra-low dose comprehensive cardiac CT imaging in a patient with acute myocarditis

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 475-476

  Tröbs, Monique ^a   Brand, Michael ^a   Achenbach, Stephan ^a   Marwan, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Late enhancement CT; Myocarditis; Ultra low dose

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE MYOCARDITIS; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THORAX PAIN; YOUNG ADULT; ACUTE DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922365295     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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