Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 197-205 , May 2010

Accuracy of low-dose prospectively gated axial coronary CT angiography for the assessment of coronary artery stenosis in patients with stable heart rate

  • Patricia Carrascosa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computed Tomography, Diagnóstico Maipú, Av. Maipú 1668 - (B1602ABQ), Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Carlos Capuñay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computed Tomography, Diagnóstico Maipú, Av. Maipú 1668 - (B1602ABQ), Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Alejandro Deviggiano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computed Tomography, Diagnóstico Maipú, Av. Maipú 1668 - (B1602ABQ), Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Alejandro Goldsmit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cath Lab, Sanatorio Güemes, CABA, Argentina
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  • Carlos Tajer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computed Tomography, Diagnóstico Maipú, Av. Maipú 1668 - (B1602ABQ), Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Marcelo Bettinotti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cath Lab, Sanatorio Güemes, CABA, Argentina
    • ,
  • Jorge Carrascosa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computed Tomography, Diagnóstico Maipú, Av. Maipú 1668 - (B1602ABQ), Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Thomas B. Ivanc, MS

      Affiliations

    • CT Clinical Science, Philips Healthcare, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Arzhang Fallahi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Mario J. García, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA

Received 19 November 2009 ,Accepted 6 April 2010.

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 Conflict of interest: T.B.I. is an employee of Philips Healthcare. The remaining authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(10)00253-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.04.001

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 197-205 , May 2010

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