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Figure 1 | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

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From: Feasibility study of electrocardiographic and respiratory gated, gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of pulmonary veins and the impact of heart rate and rhythm on study quality

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Anatomical relationship of the pulmonary veins to the esophagus. A- Axial slice from a 3D respiratory- and ECG-gated gadolinium-enhanced MRA demonstrating that the esophagus (labeled *) can be difficult to identify on this sequence. B- Axial T1- weighted, fat-saturated 3D-gradient echo sequence from the same patient at a similar level clearly demonstrating the esophagus and its anatomical relations. [Key: AV = azygos vein, Ao = descending thoracic aorta, * = esophagus].

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