Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 222-230 , July 2008

Multidetector computed tomography evaluation of left ventricular volumes: Sources of error and guidelines for their minimization

Received 27 December 2007 ,Accepted 12 May 2008.

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

PII: S1934-5925(08)00171-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.05.001

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 222-230 , July 2008

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