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This chapter reviews the current role of cardiac CT in valve imaging and outlines potential clinical applications and future developments.

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  1. Institut für Radiologie II, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstr. 35, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria

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Feuchtner, G. (2011). Cardiac Valves. In: Cardiac CT. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14022-8_19

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