The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 941-947 , October 2009

Pre-Fontan cardiac magnetic resonance predicts post-Fontan length of stay and avoids ionizing radiation

  • Matthew A. Harris, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Department of Radiology, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Matthew A. Harris, MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 34th and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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  • Michael T. Cosulich, BSE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Matthew J. Gillespie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Kevin K. Whitehead, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Timothy I. Liu, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Paul M. Weinberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Department of Pathology, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Mark A. Fogel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Department of Radiology, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa

Received 25 March 2008 ,Revised 23 October 2008 ,Accepted 22 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.12.051

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 941-947 , October 2009

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