Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 236-242 , July 2009

Feasibility of dual-source cardiac CT angiography with high-pitch scan protocols

  • Jörg Hausleiter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, Deutsches Herzzentrum München; Klinik an der TU München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Bernhard Bischoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, Deutsches Herzzentrum München; Klinik an der TU München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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  • Franziska Hein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, Deutsches Herzzentrum München; Klinik an der TU München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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  • Tanja Meyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, Deutsches Herzzentrum München; Klinik an der TU München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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  • Martin Hadamitzky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, Deutsches Herzzentrum München; Klinik an der TU München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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  • Carsten Thierfelder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Computed Tomography, Siemens Healthcare, Forchheim, Germany
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  • Thomas Allmendinger, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Computed Tomography, Siemens Healthcare, Forchheim, Germany
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  • Thomas G. Flohr, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Computed Tomography, Siemens Healthcare, Forchheim, Germany
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  • Albert Schömig, MD

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, Deutsches Herzzentrum München; Klinik an der TU München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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  • Stefan Martinoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Deutsches Herzzentrum München; Klinik an der TU München, Munich, Germany

Received 17 February 2009 ,Accepted 31 May 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: Drs Thierfelder, Allmendinger, and Flohr are employees of Siemens Medical Solutions, Forchheim, Germany. Dr. Hausleiter reports receiving research grants and speaker honoraria from Siemens Medical Solutions unrelated to the current study. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest concerning the topic of this study.

PII: S1934-5925(09)00249-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.05.012

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 236-242 , July 2009

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