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Comparative roles of cardiac CT and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in the evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease: Competitive or complementary

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    Ajay Yerramasu MBBS, MRCP & Avijit Lahiri MBBS, MSc, MRCP, FACC

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    Avijit Lahiri MBBS, MSc, MRCP, FACC

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    Avijit Lahiri MBBS, MSc, MRCP, FACC

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Yerramasu, A., Lahiri, A. & Chua, T. Comparative roles of cardiac CT and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in the evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease: Competitive or complementary. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 17, 761–770 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9260-0

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