Valvuloplasty under MRI

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Marty

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Physician Performs World's First Valvuloplasty Using MRI.
BBC News (1/9) reported, "A British six-year-old boy has become the first person in the world to have a heart valve widened using an MRI scan for guidance rather than X-ray imaging." MRI prevented radiation exposure, which is "particularly important for children,"
 

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