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Clinical Trial Report: The Use of Coronary CT Angiography to Evaluate Chest Pain Patients—The ROMICAT (Rule Out Myocardial Infarction Using Computer-Assisted Tomography) Study

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S. Mobasseri: none; S. Voros: research grant support from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Vital Images, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Vascular, and Volcano Corporation.

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  1. Piedmont Heart Institute, 1968 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA, 30309, USA

    Sara Mobasseri & Szilard Voros

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Mobasseri, S., Voros, S. Clinical Trial Report: The Use of Coronary CT Angiography to Evaluate Chest Pain Patients—The ROMICAT (Rule Out Myocardial Infarction Using Computer-Assisted Tomography) Study. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep 3, 337–339 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-010-9051-7

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