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Cardiac Computed Tomography, Changing the Way We Look at the Heart

Homeyar Dinshaw, Patrick Delaney and John P. Reilly
Ochsner Journal December 2009, 9 (4) 257-265;
Homeyar Dinshaw
Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Patrick Delaney
Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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John P. Reilly
Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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