MR Imaging of Thoracic Veins

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-262

  Rahmani, Navid ^a   White, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital; Magnetic; MR imaging; Thoracic veins; Vessels

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LUNG LESION; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; VEIN MALFORMATION; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULMONARY VEINS; THORAX; VEINS;

EID: 43049160838     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2008.02.017     Document Type: Review

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