Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 81-90 , March 2008

Predicting success of prospective and retrospective gating with dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography: Development of selection criteria and initial experience

  • Ariel Gutstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Arik Wolak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Cynthia Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Damini Dey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • David-Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Muneo Ohba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Yasuyuki Suzuki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Victor Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Heidi Gransar, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Shoji Suzuki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • John Friedman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • David-Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Louise E. Thomson, MD, MBchB, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • David-Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Sean Hayes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Raymond Pimentel, (RT)(R)(CT)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • William Paz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Piotr Slomka, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • David-Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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  • Daniel S. Berman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • David-Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

Received 19 October 2007 ,Accepted 28 December 2007.

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

PII: S1934-5925(08)00003-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.12.015

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 81-90 , March 2008

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