Cardiology and Intervention, and Committee on Cardiac Imaging, Council on Clinical Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Committee on Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Cardiac Computed Tomography,

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