Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 218-226 , December 2006

Coronary Artery CTA: Imaging of Atherosclerosis in the Coronary Arteries and Reporting of Coronary Artery CTA Findings

  • Jeffrey M. Zimmet, MD
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  • Julie M. Miller, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Julie M. Miller, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Blalock 536, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287.

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doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2007.03.006

Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
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