Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3 , Pages S109-S115 , November 2009

Coronary CTA: Stenosis classification and quantification, including automated measures

Received 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 23 October 2009.

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

PII: S1934-5925(09)00516-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.10.010

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3 , Pages S109-S115 , November 2009

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