Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 351-359 , November 2008

What makes a coronary CT angiogram nondiagnostic?

Received 11 August 2008 ,Accepted 25 October 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: Dr. Min serves on the speaker's bureau for GE Healthcare. Dr. Lin reports no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00629-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.10.011

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 351-359 , November 2008

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