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Patient preparation is the key to success in cardiac CT, and the relevant aspects of this step are discussed in detail in this chapter.

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  1. CharitéCentrum 06 für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Institut für Radiologie, CCM, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    M. Dewey (PD Dr. med.)

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Dewey, M. (2011). Patient Preparation. In: Cardiac CT. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14022-8_7

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