Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 154-166 , April 2008

Computed Tomography Imaging of Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins for Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

  • Jadranka Stojanovska, MD
    • ,
  • Paul Cronin, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Paul Cronin, MD, MS, Department of Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, B1 132G Taubman Center/0302, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0030.

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doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2008.01.010

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 154-166 , April 2008

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