Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 182-194 , June 2008

Coronary Artery Anomalies: Classification and Electrocardiogram-Gated Multidetector Computed Tomographic Findings

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.02.004

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 182-194 , June 2008

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