Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 243-245 , July 2009

High-pitch prospectively electrocardiogram-triggered helical data acquisition: A new tool for the cardiac CT toolbox?

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PII: S1934-5925(09)00260-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.06.007

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 243-245 , July 2009

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