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MRI for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

  1. Edwin J.R. van Beek MD, PhD1,*,
  2. Jim M. Wild PhD1,
  3. Christian Fink MD2,
  4. Alan R. Moody MD, PhD3,
  5. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor MD, PhD2,
  6. Matthijs Oudkerk MD, PhD4

Article first published online: 18 NOV 2003

DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10421

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Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volume 18, Issue 6, pages 627–640, December 2003

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van Beek, E. J.R., Wild, J. M., Fink, C., Moody, A. R., Kauczor, H.-U. and Oudkerk, M. (2003), MRI for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging, 18: 627–640. doi: 10.1002/jmri.10421

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  1. 1

    Unit of Academic Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK

  2. 2

    German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany

  3. 3

    Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook and Womens Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  4. 4

    Department of Radiology, State University Hospital, Groningen, Netherlands

*Unit of Academic Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Floor C, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JF

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  1. Issue published online: 18 NOV 2003
  2. Article first published online: 18 NOV 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 21 AUG 2003
  4. Manuscript Received: 18 APR 2003

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