Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 243-244 , July 2008

Dual-energy computed tomography: Promised land or empty promise?

  • Suhny Abbara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Imaging Section, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiac MR/PET/CT Program, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, GRB-290, Boston, MA 02114-2696
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  • Dushyant Sahani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

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PII: S1934-5925(08)00321-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.05.149

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 243-244 , July 2008

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