Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 10 , Pages 815-822 , October 2010

Detection of coronary artery anomalies by dual-source CT coronary angiography

Received 7 March 2010 ,Revised 31 May 2010 ,Accepted 7 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.06.003

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 10 , Pages 815-822 , October 2010

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