Intra-cardiac MR imaging & MR-tracking catheter for improved MR-guided EP
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Intra-cardiac MR imaging & MR-tracking catheter for improved MR-guided EP
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1532-429X
DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-17-s1-p237