Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 981-987 , August 2009

The Right Sided Great Vessels by Cardiac Multidetector Computed Tomography: Normative Reference Values among Healthy Adults Free of Cardiopulmonary Disease, Hypertension, and Obesity

Received 25 July 2008 ,Accepted 13 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.02.013

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 981-987 , August 2009

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