Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 109-117 , February 2010

Diagnostic accuracy of dual-source CT coronary angiography in a population unselected for degree of coronary artery calcification and without heart rate modification

  • C.-J. Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: C.-J. Lin, Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, No 21, Nan-Ya South Road, Section 2, Pan-Chiao 220, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 2 89514571; fax: +886 2 89676701.
    • ,
  • J.-C. Hsu

      Affiliations

    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao City, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Y.-J. Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • K.-L. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan
    • Department of Radiological Technology, Yuanpei University, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • J.-Y. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • A.-H. Li

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao City, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • S.-H. Chu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao City, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 2 April 2009 ,Revised 22 September 2009 ,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00365-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.09.012

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 109-117 , February 2010

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