Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 113-121 , April 2008

Approach to Analyzing and Reporting Coronary Computed Tomography

  • Smita Patel, MB, BS, MRCP, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Smita Patel, MB, BS, MRCP, FRCR, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Cardiovascular Center, Room 5338, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5868.
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  • Baskaran Sundaram, MB, BS, MRCP, FRCR
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  • Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, MS

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 This work was funded in part by the RSNA Research Scholar Grant.

PII: S0037-198X(08)00008-4

doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2008.01.007

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 113-121 , April 2008

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