MDCT Evaluation of Left Atrium and Pulmonary Vein in the Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Comparison with the Non-Atrial Fibrillation Group |
Kim, Won-Jung
(Department of Radiology, Korea University Medical Center)
Choi, Eun-Jeong (Department of Radiology, Korea University Medical Center) Yong, Hwan-Seok (Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital) Yang, Kyung-Sook (Department of Biostatistics, Korea University) Ham, Soo-Yeon (Department of Radiology, Korea University Medical Center) Oh, Yu-Whan (Department of Radiology, Korea University Medical Center) Kim, Young-Hoon (Department of Cardiology, Korea University Medical Center) |
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