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Atkinson, D., Simonetti, O., Duerinckx, A.J. (2002). Coronary MR Angiographic Techniques. In: Duerinckx, A.J. (eds) Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21590-5_3

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