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Imaging in Arrhythmic Syndromes: What Is the Role of Cardiac Radiology?

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MRI and MDCT can play important roles in understanding the underlying causes of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. In addition, they are becoming more and more often incorporated into the development of new interventional therapies for these clinical conditions.

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White, R.D. (2006). Imaging in Arrhythmic Syndromes: What Is the Role of Cardiac Radiology?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2005. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0371-7_25

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