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Value of coronary CTA in patients with known or suspected CAD and non-diagnostic initial myocardial perfusion testing: Current evidence and clinical considerations

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    Aiden Abidov MD, PhD, FACC

  2. William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA

    Gilbert L. Raff MD, FACC

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Abidov, A., Raff, G.L. Value of coronary CTA in patients with known or suspected CAD and non-diagnostic initial myocardial perfusion testing: Current evidence and clinical considerations. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 17, 1101–1106 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9294-3

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