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Magnetic resonance elastography could serve as a non-invasive quantitative screening study in the post-Fontan patient population

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    Mitchell P. Wilson, Ranjit Singh, Prayash Katlariwala & Gavin Low

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Wilson, M.P., Singh, R., Katlariwala, P. et al. Magnetic resonance elastography could serve as a non-invasive quantitative screening study in the post-Fontan patient population. Abdom Radiol 45, 3378–3379 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-020-02423-8

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