American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 8 , Pages 1182-1186 , 15 October 2010

Effect of Increasing Body Mass Index on Image Quality and Positive Predictive Value of 100-kV Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography

Received 12 March 2010 ,Revised 2 June 2010 ,Accepted 2 June 2010.

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PII: S0002-9149(10)01221-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.06.032

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 8 , Pages 1182-1186 , 15 October 2010

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