Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 93-101 , March 2008

Prognosis by coronary computed tomographic angiography: Matched comparison with myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography

  • Leslee J. Shaw, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 1256 Briarcliff Road NE, Suite 1-N EPICORE, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Daniel S. Berman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Robert C. Hendel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Midwest Heart Specialists, Fox River Grove, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Salvador Borges Neto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • James K. Min, MD

      Affiliations

    • Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Tracy Q. Callister, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

Received 21 August 2007 ,Accepted 21 December 2007.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. This project was completed without any direct support from industry.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00037-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.12.016

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 93-101 , March 2008

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