Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 276-291 , August 2010

Dual-Energy Computed Tomography for Integrative Imaging of Coronary Artery Disease: Principles and Clinical Applications

  • Doo Kyoung Kang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
    • ,
  • U. Joseph Schoepf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Ashley River Tower, 25 Courtenay Drive, MSC 226, Charleston, SC 29401
    • ,
  • Gorka Bastarrika, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Radiology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
    • ,
  • John W. Nance Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Joseph A. Abro, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Balazs Ruzsics, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

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Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 276-291 , August 2010

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