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In Vivo Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Structure, Function, Perfusion and Viability Using Cardiac Micro-computed Tomography
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Does clopidogrel affect the efficacy of myocardial perfusion imaging?
Paco E Bravo1, Marcelo F Di Carli2
1Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Divisions of Cardiovascular Medicine and Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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