American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 2 , Pages 265-272 , February 2006

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the follow-up of patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot: A review

  • Thomas Oosterhof, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leyden, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Thomas Oosterhof, MD, Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Room B2-216, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Barbara J.M. Mulder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Hubert W. Vliegen, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leyden, The Netherlands
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  • Albert de Roos, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leyden, The Netherlands

Received 10 February 2005 ,Accepted 26 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.058

American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 2 , Pages 265-272 , February 2006

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