Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 256-262 , July 2008

Assessment of cardiac volumes by multidetector computed tomography

Received 27 April 2008 ,Accepted 24 May 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: Dr Min serves on the Speaker's Bureau for GE Healthcare. Dr Lin report not conflict of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00316-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.05.144

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 256-262 , July 2008

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