Right atrial metastatic melanoma detected by dynamic contrast enhanced spiral CT

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue APR., 1999, Pages 395-396

  Burn, P R ^a   Chinn, R ^a   King, D M ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032955705     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.856.10474503     Document Type: Article

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