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. 1981 May;45(5):535–541. doi: 10.1136/hrt.45.5.535

Detection of left ventricular thrombi by computerised tomography. A preliminary report.

C K Nair, M H Sketch, P D Mahoney, J D Lynch, A N Mooss, N P Kenney
PMCID: PMC482561  PMID: 7236459

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