Non-invasive plaque morphology-based FFR assessment: A new approach to predict ischemic coronary artery disease?

Int J Cardiol

Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; Department of Cardiology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany.

Published: June 2021

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