Consensus Statement From the Cardiac Imaging Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, and the Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, American Heart Association
Read the opinions of the world's foremost authorities on this subject. Understand the ballistics and physics involved in imaging the moving heart. Why is EBCT considered the gold standard for calcium scanning. Why is shutter speed so important? Compare the radiation doses from each scanner.
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