Right ventricular echinococcosis followed by hydatid pulmonary embolism

European Journal of Radiology Extra

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 63-66

  Kirova, Galina Ivanova ^a   Velchev, V ^a   Hinkov, G ^a   Hadjidekov, V ^a   Hadjidekov, G ^a  

^a Hospital Lozenetz   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

CT; Heart; Hydatid disease; MRI; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844533667     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15714675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-4675(03)00107-X     Document Type: Article

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