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Coronary arterial atherosclerotic plaque imaging by contrast-enhanced computed tomography: Fantasy or reality?

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Akram, K., Rinehart, S. & Voros, S. Coronary arterial atherosclerotic plaque imaging by contrast-enhanced computed tomography: Fantasy or reality?. J Nucl Cardiol 15, 818–829 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03007364

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