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Shih, WJ., Kousa, K., Mitchell, B. et al. Permanently increased brightness of right ventricle (D-shaped left ventricle) on myocardial perfusion imaging in a patient with chronic cor pulmonale: An autopsy correlation. J Nucl Cardiol 13, 294–296 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02971253
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