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Editorial
. 2007 Aug;93(8):897-8.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.109371.

Virtual histology: does it add anything?

Gaku Nakazawa, Aloke V Finn, Renu Virmani
Editorial

Virtual histology: does it add anything?

Gaku Nakazawa et al. Heart. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

See article on page 928. See also Technology and Guidelines section on page 977.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: CVPath Institute, Inc. receives company sponsored research support from Volcano Therapeutics Inc., and Renu Virmani is a consultant for Volcano Therapeutics, Inc.

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