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  1. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Division of Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA

    David M. Shavelle

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    Matthew J. Budoff

  2. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, San Pablo St. 1510, Los Angeles, 90033, California, USA

    Jerold S. Shinbane

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Shavelle, D.M. (2008). The Aorta and Great Vessels. In: Budoff, M., Shinbane, J. (eds) Handbook of Cardiovascular CT. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-091-9_15

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