Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 201-206 , February 2010

Usefulness of Additional Coronary Calcium Scoring in Low-dose CT Coronary Angiography with Prospective ECG-Triggering: Impact on Total Effective Radiation Dose and Diagnostic Accuracy

  • Lars Husmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Bernhard A. Herzog, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Irene A. Burger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Ronny R. Buechel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Aju P. Pazhenkottil, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Patrick von Schulthess

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Christophe A. Wyss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Oliver Gaemperli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Ulf Landmesser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Philipp A. Kaufmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: P.A.K.

Received 17 June 2009 ,Accepted 5 September 2009.

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 Supported by a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation and by the ZIHP (Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland).

PII: S1076-6332(09)00499-1

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.09.007

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 201-206 , February 2010

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