Chapter 14
Imaging Coronary Arteries in Children
Gerald F Greil MD,
Rene M Botnar PhD,
Taylor Chung MD,
Gerald F Greil MD
Senior Clinical Lecturer Consultant
Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorRene M Botnar PhD
Professor
Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorTaylor Chung MD
Head
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorGerald F Greil MD,
Rene M Botnar PhD,
Taylor Chung MD,
Gerald F Greil MD
Senior Clinical Lecturer Consultant
Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorRene M Botnar PhD
Professor
Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorTaylor Chung MD
Head
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Mark A Fogel MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP,
Mark A Fogel MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP
Associate Professor Director
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 22 April 2010
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Techniques for magnetic resonance coronary angiography (MRCA)
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Clinical applications
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Summary
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Acknowledgments
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References
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