Clinical usefulness of electron beam computed tomography to detect coronary artery calcification
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Computed Tomography to Detect Coronary Artery Calcification
Background/Overview CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) based anatomic studies. The development of fast CT scanners has allowed the measurement of CAC in clinical practice. CAC has been evaluated in several clinical settings. The most widely studied indication is for the use of CAC in the prediction of future risk of CAD in pati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0160-9289,1932-8737
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4950250812