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MR imaging in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy

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MR imaging in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 19, 549–552 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CAIM.0000004464.15637.cd

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