Improved reproducibility in measuring LV volumes and mass using multicoil breath-hold cine MR imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 124-127

  Sakuma, Hajime ^a   Globits, Sebastian ^a   Bourne, Michael W ^a   Shimakawa, Ann ^b   Foo, Thomas K ^b   Higgins, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart function; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rapid MR imaging; Surface coil

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 0029680221     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880060123     Document Type: Article

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