Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 334-339 , September 2009

Is coronary computed tomographic angiography the “gold standard” for coronary artery disease?

Received 4 January 2009 ,Accepted 31 May 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: Dr. Hecht reports being on the speaker's bureau of Philips Medical Systems.

PII: S1934-5925(09)00264-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.05.015

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 334-339 , September 2009

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