Aortic Unfolding Determined Using Non-Contrast Cardiac Computed Tomography: Correlations with Age and Coronary Artery Calcium Score

Ji Won Lee; Jin Hur; Young Jin Kim; Hye-Jeong Lee; Ji Eun Nam; Hee-Yeong Kim; Yoo Jin Hong; Seok Min Ko; Tae Hoon Kim; Byoung Wook Choi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095887

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Aortic Unfolding Determined Using Non-Contrast Cardiac Computed Tomography: Correlations with Age and Coronary Artery Calcium Score

Ji Won Lee,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Jin Hur,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Young Jin Kim,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hye-Jeong Lee,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ji Eun Nam,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hee-Yeong Kim,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon-Si, Gangwon-do, Korea
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Yoo Jin Hong,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seok Min Ko,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Tae Hoon Kim,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Byoung Wook Choi

* E-mail: bchoi@yuhs.ac

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Aortic Unfolding Determined Using Non-Contrast Cardiac Computed Tomography: Correlations with Age and Coronary Artery Calcium Score

Ji Won Lee,
Jin Hur,
Young Jin Kim,
Hye-Jeong Lee,
Ji Eun Nam,
Hee-Yeong Kim,
Yoo Jin Hong,
Seok Min Ko,
Tae Hoon Kim,
Byoung Wook Choi

Published: April 22, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095887

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