The use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance to identify adverse cardiac prognosis: an important step in reducing image-related heath care expenditures

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W Gregory Hundley. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010.

. 2010 Oct 5;56(15):1244-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.07.011.

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