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Editorial
. 2020 Jun 23;75(24):3075-3077.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.04.047.

18F-Sodium Fluoride PET Imaging Passes an Important Milestone Toward Noninvasive Prediction of Clinical Events

Zahi A Fayad  1 , Philip M Robson  2
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Editorial

18F-Sodium Fluoride PET Imaging Passes an Important Milestone Toward Noninvasive Prediction of Clinical Events

Zahi A Fayad et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: (18)F-NaF PET; coronary artery disease; coronary computed tomography; coronary event risk prediction; myocardial infarction.

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