Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 71-80 , March 2008

Current status and future directions in technical developments of cardiac computed tomography

Received 14 January 2008 ,Accepted 13 February 2008.

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

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.02.007

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 71-80 , March 2008

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