J Cardiovasc Imaging.  2020 Jan;28(1):18-20. 10.4250/jcvi.2019.0114.

Normalization of Cardiac Measurements: Isometric vs. Allometric Method

• Kim SH

• KMID: 2468376
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcvi.2019.0114

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