Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 92-95 , March 2010

Training in cardiovascular computed tomography: The Fellows-In-Training perspective

  • Ritesh Dhar, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, K14, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
    • ,
  • Sanjay Bhojraj, MD

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, K14, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
    • ,
  • Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, K14, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 26 August 2009 ,Accepted 11 November 2009.

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

PII: S1934-5925(09)00528-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.11.006

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 92-95 , March 2010

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