Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 143-151 , December 2007

Cardiac dual-source computed tomography in patients with severe coronary calcifications and a high prevalence of coronary artery disease

  • Christof Burgstahler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
    • C.B. and A.R. contributed equally to this work.
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  • Anja Reimann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
    • C.B. and A.R. contributed equally to this work.
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  • Tanja Drosch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Martin Heuschmid, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Harald Brodoefel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Ilias Tsiflikas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Ellen Häberle, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Ines Uysal, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Diana Wurster, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Claus D. Claussen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Andreas F. Kopp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Stephen Schroeder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Ofried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany

Received 16 May 2007 ,Accepted 11 September 2007.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(07)00286-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.09.003

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 143-151 , December 2007

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