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Vashist, A., Bonow, R.O. Screening for coronary atherosclerosis with coronary calcium scoring: The “shape” of things to come?. J Nucl Cardiol 15, 162–169 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2008.01.009
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