Clinical Imaging
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 193-197 , May 2011

Prospective versus retrospective ECG gating for 320-detector CT of the coronary arteries: comparison of image quality and patient radiation dose

Received 21 March 2010 ,Accepted 5 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2010.04.002

Clinical Imaging
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 193-197 , May 2011

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