Magnetic resonance imaging of the thorax. Past, present, and future.
Magnetic resonance is a valuable modality of extreme flexibility for specific problem-solving capability in the thorax. This article reviews MR applications in the imaging of great vessels, which are currently the most important applications in the thorax; other established applications in the thorax; and pulmonary functional MR imaging.
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Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Sher
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Edinburgh
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Levin
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Garpestad
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Albert
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