Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 9 , Pages 535-540 , September 2010

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prior to Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Connection in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

  • Bryn O. Jones, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Australian and New Zealand Children's Heart Research Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Cardiology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 93455713; fax: +61 3 93456001.
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  • Michael R. Ditchfield, FRANZCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Medical Imaging, The Royal Children's Hospital, Australia
    • ,
  • Glenn D. Cahoon, BAppSc, MMagResonTech

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, The Royal Children's Hospital, Australia
    • ,
  • Pollyanna Hardy, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
    • ,
  • Yves d’Udekem, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Australian and New Zealand Children's Heart Research Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Cardiac Surgery Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital, Australia
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  • Christian P. Brizard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Australian and New Zealand Children's Heart Research Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Cardiac Surgery Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital, Australia
    • ,
  • Daniel J. Penny, MD, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Australian and New Zealand Children's Heart Research Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Michael M.H. Cheung, MBChB, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Australian and New Zealand Children's Heart Research Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia

Received 22 October 2009 ,Revised 23 March 2010 ,Accepted 26 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.03.009

Heart, Lung and Circulation
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