Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA)

MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography)

References

Other Works Consulted

  • Bleumke DA, et al. (2008). Noninvasive coronary artery imaging: Magnetic resonance angiography and multidetector computed tomography angiography. A scientific statement From the American Heart Association Committee on Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention of the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, and the Councils on Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease in the Young. Circulation, 118(5): 586–606. Originally published online June 27, 2008 (doi: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.189695).

  • Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2006). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby.


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