European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 166-172 , August 2010

Gadofosveset trisodium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of the left atrium—A feasibility study

  • Moritz Wagner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Radiology, Charité – University Hospital, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Tel.: +49 30 450 627 359 fax: +49 30 450 527 911.
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  • Matthias Rief

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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  • Patrick Asbach

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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  • Thomas Vogtmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardioloy and Angiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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  • Alexander Huppertz

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Science Institute Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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  • Mark Beling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardioloy and Angiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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  • Craig Butler

      Affiliations

    • Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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  • Michael Laule

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardioloy and Angiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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  • Carsten Warmuth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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  • Matthias Taupitz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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  • Bernd Hamm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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  • Alexander Lembcke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany

Received 14 January 2009 ,Revised 2 March 2009 ,Accepted 21 April 2009.

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PII: S0720-048X(09)00251-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.052

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 166-172 , August 2010

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