Magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with a dual chamber pacemaker

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Millar, Lynne Martina ^a   Robinson, Andrew George ^a   O'Flaherty, Maurice Thomas ^a   Eames, Niall ^a   Johnston, Nicola ^a   Heyburn, Gary ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860578842     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/292071     Document Type: Article

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