Right ventricular cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: Normal anatomy and spectrum of pathological findings

Insights into Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 213-223

  Galea, Nicola ^a,b   Carbone, Iacopo ^a   Cannata, David ^a   Cannavale, Giuseppe ^a   Conti, Bettina ^a   Galea, Roberto ^a   Frustaci, Andrea ^a   Catalano, Carlo ^a   Francone, Marco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Congenital heart disease; Ischaemic heart disease; Non ischaemic cardiomyopathy; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875670753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18694101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0222-3     Document Type: Review

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