Atherosclerosis
Volume 212, Issue 2 , Pages 495-500, October 2010

Can the extent of epicardial adipose tissue thickness or the presence of descending thoracic aortic calcification predict significant coronary artery stenosis in patients with a zero coronary calcium score on multi-detector CT?

  • Hwa Yeon Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • In Sup Song

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Seung Min Yoo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Medical University Hospital, Bundang, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 31 780 5423; fax: +82 31 780 4800.
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  • Ji Young Rho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Medical University Hospital, Bundang, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Jae Youn Moon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, CHA Medical University Hospital, Bundang, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Charles S. White

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

Received 28 November 2009; received in revised form 18 January 2010; accepted 31 January 2010. published online 02 March 2010.

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PII: S0021-9150(10)00096-1

doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.01.047

Atherosclerosis
Volume 212, Issue 2 , Pages 495-500, October 2010

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