Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 207-208 , July 2007

Depiction of a new pulmonary vein variant using multidetector-row computed tomography

  • Shinro Matsuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Otsu, Shiga, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 77 548 2213; fax: +81 77 543 5839.
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  • Yuichi Sato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Ichiro Nakae

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Daisuke Masuda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Tetsuya Matsumoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Minoru Horie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Otsu, Shiga, Japan

Received 14 April 2006 ,Accepted 14 April 2006.

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PII: S1553-8389(06)00142-4

doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.04.002

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 207-208 , July 2007

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