Current Problems in Cardiology
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 277-295 , June 2009

Classic Images: Cardiac Computed Tomography

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 Jeroen J. Bax has research grants from Medtronic (Tolochenaz, Switzerland), Boston Scientific (Maastricht, the Netherlands), BMS medical imaging (N. Billerica, MA), St. Jude Medical (Veenendaal, the Netherlands), Biotronik (Berlin, Germany), GE Healthcare (St Giles, UK), and Edwards Lifesciences (Saint-Prex, Switzerland).

 All images in this article were obtained by helical 16-MDCT or 64-MDCT (Toshiba Aquilion 16CFX or Aquilion 64 CT scanner, Toshiba Medical System, Otawara, Japan) or by volumetric 320-MDCT (Toshiba, Aquilion one, Tochigi-ken, Japan).

PII: S0146-2806(09)00014-0

doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2009.01.004

Current Problems in Cardiology
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 277-295 , June 2009

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