ULTRAFAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC SCANNING FOR DETECTION OF CORONARY-DISEASE IN CARDIAC TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

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作者
BARBIR, M
BOWKER, T
LUDMAN, PF
MITCHELL, AG
WOOD, D
YACOUB, M
机构
[1] ROYAL BROMPTON & NATL HEART HOSP,LONDON SW3 6LY,ENGLAND
[2] NATL HEART & LUNG INST,DEPT CLIN EPIDEMIOL,LONDON SW3 6LY,ENGLAND
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/0002-9149(94)90592-4
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Coronary calcification detected by ultrafast CT scanning correlates well with angiographic disease, with a negative predictive value (with respect to coronary angiography) of up to 97%, which may make ultrafast CT scanning a useful tool for screening cardiac transplant recipients for coronary disease. © 1994.
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页码:941 / 944
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