Does slice thickness affect diagnostic performance of 64-slice CT coronary angiography in stable and unstable angina patients with a positive calcium score?

Matthijs F.L. Meijs Department of Cardiology; Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, UtrechtCorrespondence[email protected]

Jan J.J. de Vries Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht

Annemarieke Rutten Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht

Ricardo P.J. Budde Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht

Alexander M de Vos Department of Cardiology; Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht

W. Bob Meijboom Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Maarten J. Cramer Department of Cardiology

Pim J. de Feyter Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Pieter A. Doevendans Department of Cardiology

Mathias Prokop Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht

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