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A 15-year-old boy sustained cardiac arrest and was ultimately found to have imaging characteristics consistent with a right ventricular apical sequestration, a sub-variety of double-chambered right ventricle. This is a unique report demonstrating the MRI findings of this rare variation.
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Otto, R.K., Ferguson, M.R. Right ventricular apical sequestration: demonstration of a rare variant of double-chambered right ventricle with MRI. Pediatr Radiol 43, 634–636 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-012-2525-9
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