Diagnosis of pulmonary hemosiderosis by MR imaging
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Diagnosis and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension using MR imaging.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a syndrome that results from restricted blood flow through the pulmonary arterial circulation, which leads to a pathological increase in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and ultimately to right heart failure. The prognosis of patients with PAH has improved with the recent development of new medications. The need for new noninvasive diagnostic tools is...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.152.3.573