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In this chapter, clinical indications, examination techniques, and postprocessing methods for evaluation of cardiac function with CT are presented.

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  1. Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik, Abteilung für Kardiovaskuläre und Interventionelle Radiologie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090, Wien, Austria

    F. Wolf

  2. Institut für Radiologie II, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstr. 35, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    G. Feuchtner

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Wolf, F., Feuchtner, G. (2011). Cardiac Function. In: Cardiac CT. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14022-8_18

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