The Coumadin Ridge: An important example of a left atrial pseudotumour demonstrated by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Radiology Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Gupta, Sanjay ^a   Plein, Sven ^a   Greenwood, John P ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance; Coumadin ridge; Pseudotumours

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649096430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3941/jrcr.v3i9.210     Document Type: Article

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