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Signal Acquisition, Score Interpretation, and Economics of a Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Test for Coronary Artery Disease
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Signal Acquisition, Score Interpretation, and Economics of a Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Test for Coronary Artery Disease

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Non-invasive coronary imaging in elderly population

Carlotta Onnis1, Giuseppe Muscogiuri2, Filippo Cademartiri3

  • 1Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (A.O.U.), di Cagliari - Polo di Monserrato s.s. 554 Monserrato, Cagliari 09045, Italy.

European Journal of Radiology
|March 31, 2023
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