Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 62-71 , January 2003

Lower extremity stepping-table magnetic resonance angiography with multilevel contrast timing and segmented contrast infusion

Presented at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Vascular Surgery, Boston, Mass, Jun 9-12, 2002.

Received 17 June 2002 ,Accepted 24 July 2002.

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☆☆ Reprint requests: Mark D. Morasch, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, Ste 10-105, 201 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 (e-mail: mmorasch@nmh.org).

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doi: 10.1067/mva.2003.5

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 62-71 , January 2003

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