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Cardiovascular PET/MR: Potential Role and Challenges

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Dr. Robert J. Gropler reports Washington University has a Siemens Biograph mMR and a Master Research Agreement with the company.

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  1. Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Division of Radiological Sciences, Edward Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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  2. Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

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Gropler, R.J. Cardiovascular PET/MR: Potential Role and Challenges. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep 6, 387–389 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-013-9221-5

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