Diagnostic accuracy of fractional flow reserve from anatomic CT angiography.

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Published in JAMA on September 26, 2012

Authors

James K Min1, Jonathon Leipsic, Michael J Pencina, Daniel S Berman, Bon-Kwon Koo, Carlos van Mieghem, Andrejs Erglis, Fay Y Lin, Allison M Dunning, Patricia Apruzzese, Matthew J Budoff, Jason H Cole, Farouc A Jaffer, Martin B Leon, Jennifer Malpeso, G B John Mancini, Seung-Jung Park, Robert S Schwartz, Leslee J Shaw, Laura Mauri

Author Affiliations

1: Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and David Geffen University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. James.Min@cshs.org

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