The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 36-39 , January 2003

Application of helical computed tomographic angiography with differential color imaging three-dimensional reconstruction in the diagnosis of complicated congenital heart diseases

Received 24 April 2002 ,Accepted 30 May 2002.

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☆ Address for reprints: Isao Shiraishi, MD, Division of Pediatrics, Children Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 602-8566 (E-mail: isao@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp).

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doi: 10.1067/mtc.2003.124

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 36-39 , January 2003

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