Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 56-75 , February 2006

Non-Coronary Cardiac CT Imaging

  • Pamela K. Woodard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Pamela K. Woodard, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, 510 S. Kinghighway Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110; Phone: 314-362-9989; Fax: 314-747-3882.
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  • Sanjeev Bhalla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
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  • Cylen Javidan-Nejad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
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  • Fernando R. Gutierrez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2005.11.003

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 56-75 , February 2006

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