Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S13-S22 , January 2009

Role of computed tomography in the evaluation of acute chest pain

Received 24 June 2008 ,Accepted 25 November 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.11.004

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S13-S22 , January 2009

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