Acta Med. 2017, 60: 66-70

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.95

Comparison of Non-Gated vs. ECG-gated CT Angiography of Fontan Circulation in Patients with Implanted Stents in Pulmonary Branches

Marek Kardoša, Juraj Mikulášb, Ivan Vulevb, Jozef Mašuraa

aDepartment of Functional Diagnostics, Childrenʼs Cardiac Center, Bratislava, Slovakia
bDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, National Heart Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia

Received December 2, 2016
Accepted May 18, 2017

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