Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 99-105 , 2009

MR and CT Imaging of the Pediatric Patient With Structural Heart Disease

  • Frandics P. Chan

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Frandics P. Chan, MD, PhD, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, S-066, Stanford, CA 94305-5105

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doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2009.01.009

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 99-105 , 2009

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