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Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 513187, 13 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/513187
Research Article
Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Contrast Agent Bolus Dispersion in a Coronary Bifurcation: Impact on MRI-Based Quantification of Myocardial Perfusion
Section of Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, 55131 Mainz, Germany
Received 14 November 2012; Accepted 5 January 2013
Academic Editor: Eun Bo Shim
Copyright © 2013 Regine Schmidt et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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