Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 415-423 , April 2008

Impaired left ventricular function has a detrimental effect on image quality in multi-detector row CT coronary angiography

  • N.E. Manghat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: N.E. Manghat, Department of Clinical Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK. Tel.: +44 1752 792185.
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  • G.J. Morgan-Hughes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK
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  • S.R. Shaw

      Affiliations

    • School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Plymouth, Devon, UK
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  • A.J. Marshall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK
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  • C.A. Roobottom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK

Received 24 May 2007 ,Revised 23 August 2007 ,Accepted 29 August 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00442-4

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.08.019

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 415-423 , April 2008

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