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There obviously is a need to measure the coronary blood supply and to quantitate myocardial perfusion. Such measurements are more difficult in the human, but a number of useful techniques are being introduced for diagnosis and evaluation of treatments.

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Meerbaum, S. (1990). Methods of coronary and perfusion measurement. In: Meerbaum, S. (eds) Myocardial Perfusion, Reperfusion, Coronary Venous Retroperfusion. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-12556-4_2

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