Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 744-755 , July 2008

Low-dose, time-resolved, contrast-enhanced 3D MR angiography in cardiac and vascular diseases: correlation to high spatial resolution 3D contrast-enhanced MRA

Received 23 July 2007 ,Revised 22 December 2007 ,Accepted 3 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.01.001

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 744-755 , July 2008