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    Matthew J. Budoff MD, FACC, FAHA

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    Jerold S. Shinbane MD, FACC

  3. Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    Stephan Achenbach MD, FESC

  4. Department of Cardiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

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Budoff, M.J. (2006). Computed Tomography. In: Budoff, M.J., Shinbane, J.S., Achenbach, S., Raggi, P., Rumberger, J.A. (eds) Cardiac CT Imaging. Springer, London . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-146-6_1

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