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Severe involvement of pulmonary arteries in Takayasu arteritis: magnetic resonance imaging

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    Gaetano Nucifora, Giancarlo Todiere, Daniele De Marchi, Andrea Barison, Giovanni D. Aquaro & Massimo Lombardi

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Nucifora, G., Todiere, G., De Marchi, D. et al. Severe involvement of pulmonary arteries in Takayasu arteritis: magnetic resonance imaging. Clin Res Cardiol 100, 89–92 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-010-0218-7

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