Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 152-154 , December 2007

Calcification, heart rate, and diagnostic accuracy of coronary computed tomography angiography

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PII: S1934-5925(07)00285-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.09.002

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 152-154 , December 2007

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