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Cranial MRI and CT in patients with left atrial myxoma

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Six of 12 patients with histologically verified left atrial myxoma showed CT and MRI evidence of ischemic lesions of varying size and location, predominantly in the left hemisphere.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 11, W-8700, Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    E. Hofmann, T. Becker, M. Warmuth-Metz & M. Nadjmi

  2. Department of Neurology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 11, W-8700, Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    R. Romberg-Hahnloser & H. Reichmann

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Hofmann, E., Becker, T., Romberg-Hahnloser, R. et al. Cranial MRI and CT in patients with left atrial myxoma. Neuroradiology 34, 57–61 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588434

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