Coronary artery calcification: assessment with electron beam CT and histomorphometric correlation.

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Published in Radiology on September 01, 1994

Authors

G C Mautner1, S L Mautner, J Froehlich, I M Feuerstein, M A Proschan, W C Roberts, J L Doppman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Clinical Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.

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