Time-resolved MR angiography of the central veins of the chest

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1581-1588

  Kim, Charles Y ^a   Merkle, Elmar M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central veins; Chest; MRA; Time resolved MRA

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VEIN; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; STENT; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORAX; VASCULAR TUMOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORAX; VASCULAR DISEASES; VEINS;

EID: 55549105418     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1027     Document Type: Article

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