X-Ray Exposure in Coronary CT Angiography
In coronary CT angiography (CTA), X-ray radiation is delivered through an X-ray tube from which the amount of radiation emitted can be carefully controlled. Recently, the use of X-rays for diagnostic purposes has been the subject of important and renewed
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Imaging Coronary Arteries
David A. Dowe Massimo Fioranelli Paolo Pavone Editors
Imaging Coronary Arteries Second edition In collaboration with Roberto Leo With a collection of clinical cases
Springer
Editors David A. Dowe Coronary CTA Program Director Atlantic Medical Imaging Galloway, NJ, USA Massimo Fioranelli Head of Heart Center Casa di Cura Mater Dei Rome, Italy Scientific Director of the Centro Studi in Scienze della Vita “Guglielmo Marconi” University Rome, Italy Paolo Pavone Radiology Department Casa di Cura Mater Dei Rome, Italy
ISBN 978-88-470-2681-0 DOI 10.1007/978-88-470-2682-7
ISBN 978-88-470-2682-7 (eBook)
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Preface to the Second Edition
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries, yet for many years the prediction of c
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