High calcium scores in coronary CT angiography: Effects of image post-processing on visualization and measurement of coronary lumen diameter

High calcium scores due to heavy calcification in the coronary artery wall present challenge to accurately diagnose coronary artery stenosis due to blooming artifacts associated with the severe calcification. This has been reported to significantly reduce specificity when compared to the diagnostic...

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Main Authors: Sun, Zhonghua, Ng, Curtise Kin Cheung
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Scientific Publishers 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11088