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Multi-slice and Dual-source CT in Cardiac Imaging

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Ohnesorge, B., Flohr, T. (2007). Principles of Multi-slice Cardiac CT Imaging. In: Multi-slice and Dual-source CT in Cardiac Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49546-8_4

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