Coronary plaque imaging by coronary computed tomography angiography
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Computed tomography coronary angiography.
Recent developments in computed tomography technology have made imaging of the coronary arteries possible. All the same, the rapid motion and small dimensions of the coronary vessels make coronary computed tomography angiography (coronary CTA) challenging. With the last generations of 16- and 64-slice computed tomography and adequate patient preparation (which includes lowering of the heart rat...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Radiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1949-8470
DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i5.148