Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 224-232 , July 2009

International, multidisciplinary update of the 2006 Appropriateness Criteria for cardiac computed tomography

  • Salvatore Carbonaro, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Todd C. Villines, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA
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  • Jörg Hausleiter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Patrick J. Devine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA
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  • Thomas C. Gerber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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  • Allen J. Taylor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA

Received 17 March 2009 ,Accepted 20 May 2009.

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

 The views expressed in this study are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the US government.

PII: S1934-5925(09)00163-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.05.010

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 224-232 , July 2009

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