Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 30-35 , January 2009

The predictive value of computed tomography calcium scores: a comparison with quantitative volumetric intravascular ultrasound

  • Teruo Okabe

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Gary S. Mintz

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Wm. Guy Weigold

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Robert Roswell

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Subodh Joshi

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Sung Yun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Bongryeol Lee

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel H. Steinberg

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Probal Roy

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Tina L. Pinto Slottow

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Kimberly Kaneshige

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Rebecca Torguson

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Zhenyi Xue

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Lowell F. Satler

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Kenneth M. Kent

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Augusto D. Pichard

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Neil J. Weissman

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Joseph Lindsay

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • ,
  • Ron Waksman

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. NW, Suite 4B-1, Washington, DC 20010, USA. Tel.: +1 202 877 2812; fax: +1 202 877 2715.

Received 17 July 2008 ,Accepted 17 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2008.07.001

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 30-35 , January 2009

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