Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of the pulmonary vasculature: A review

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 606-617

  Kauczor, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast medium; Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA); Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032471033     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199809000-00016     Document Type: Review

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