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Ohnesorge, B. (2007). Clinical Examination Protocols with 4- to 64-Slice CT. In: Multi-slice and Dual-source CT in Cardiac Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49546-8_5

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