Assessment of pulmonary perfusion by MR in patients suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in comparison to healthy volunteers

S. Ley, D. Mereles, C. Fink, F. Risse, E. Grünig, H. U. Kauczor (Heidelberg, Munich, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Pulmonary hypertension: diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches
Session: Pulmonary hypertension: diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2483
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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