Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 206-216 , October 2010

Clinical Experience in Timed Arterial Compression Contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Hand

  • Andreas Gutzeit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Andreas Gutzeit, MD, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Department of Radiology, Brauerstrasse 15, 8401 Winterthur, Switzerland.
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  • Boris Eckhardt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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  • Jan Beranek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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  • Klaus U. Wentz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen, Switzerland
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  • Edwin Willemse, MT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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  • Regula Jenelten, MD

      Affiliations

    • Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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  • Christoph A. Binkert, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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  • Johannes M. Froehlich, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland

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PII: S0846-5371(09)00226-5

doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.11.005

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 206-216 , October 2010

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