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T1 mapping as new diagnostic technique in a case of acute onset of biopsy-proven viral myocarditis

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Robert Bosch Medical Center, Auerbachstrasse 110, 70376, Stuttgart, Germany

    Julia Schumm, Simon Greulich, Udo Sechtem & Heiko Mahrholdt

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Schumm, J., Greulich, S., Sechtem, U. et al. T1 mapping as new diagnostic technique in a case of acute onset of biopsy-proven viral myocarditis. Clin Res Cardiol 103, 405–408 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-013-0658-y

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