Measurement of coronary artery calcium by computed tomography

Computed Tomography of the Cardiovascular System

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 107-117

  Gerber, Thomas C ^a   Becker, Christoph R ^b   Kantor, Birgit ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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