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Thesis etd-07112011-162551


Thesis type
Tesi di specializzazione
Author
D'ERRICO, LUIGIA
URN
etd-07112011-162551
Thesis title
Epicardial fat volume evaluated by CT: reproducibility in scanning with and without contrast medium
Department
MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA
Course of study
RADIODIAGNOSTICA
Supervisors
relatore Bartolozzi, Carlo
Keywords
  • Coronary CT Angiography
  • Epicardial Fat Volume
Graduation session start date
29/07/2011
Availability
Withheld
Release date
29/07/2081
Summary
The quantitative evaluation of epicardial fat volume may be computed by computer tomography (CT) and may become a parameter included in the CT reports, as an indicator of cardiovascular risk and as a marker correlated with the extension of the atherosclerosis.
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