Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 250-255 , March 2009

Incremental detection of coronary artery disease by assessment of non-calcified plaque on coronary CT angiography

Received 12 March 2008 ,Revised 18 September 2008 ,Accepted 21 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.09.009

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 250-255 , March 2009

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