The future of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in Greece: Expectations and reality

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-98

  Davlouros, Periklis A ^a   Mavronasiou, Eleni ^a   Danias, Peter ^b   Chiladakis, John ^a   Hahalis, George ^a   Alexopoulos, Dimitrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiac imaging; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GREECE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGIST;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GREECE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 66049128436     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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