Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 360-365 , November 2008

How do you quantify noncalcified plaque?

Received 7 August 2008 ,Accepted 3 October 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: Jeroen J. Bax has research grants from GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI, USA and BMS Imaging (N. Billerca, MA, USA).

PII: S1934-5925(08)00621-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.10.003

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 360-365 , November 2008

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