Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 1306-1310 , November 2010

Identification of efferent flow in the superior vena cava and azygos vein confluence using cine phase-contrast MRI: speculation of the role of the azygos arch valves

Received 25 November 2009 ,Revised 23 January 2010 ,Accepted 10 June 2010.

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PII: S0730-725X(10)00162-1

doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2010.06.005

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 1306-1310 , November 2010

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