Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 61, Issue 5 , Pages 286-290 , December 2010

Extracardiac Findings in Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography in Patients at Low to Intermediate Risk for Coronary Artery Disease

  • Vikram Venkatesh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • John J. You, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • David J. Landry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Mary Lou Ellins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Tej Sheth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Tej Sheth, MD, Co-Director, Cardiac CT, Hamilton Health Sciences, 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 2X2, Canada.

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PII: S0846-5371(09)00222-8

doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.11.001

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 61, Issue 5 , Pages 286-290 , December 2010

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