Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S23-S34 , January 2009

Use of multidetector computed tomography for evaluation of global and regional left ventricular function

Received 24 June 2008 ,Accepted 25 October 2008.

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