MR imaging characterization of postischemic myocardial dysfunction ("stunned myocardium"): Relationship between functional and perfusion abnormalities

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 615-624

  Szolar, Dieter H ^a   Saeed, Maythem ^a   Wendland, Michael F ^a   Sakuma, Hajime ^a   Roberts, Timothy P L ^a   Stiskal, Michael A ^a   Derugin, Nikita ^a   Higgins, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance contrast media; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial function; Myocardial ischemia; Myocardial perfusion

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PENTETIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DOG; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MONITORING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE; SYSTOLE;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; DOGS; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HEART; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; MYOCARDIAL STUNNING; MYOCARDIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PENTETIC ACID; SYSTOLE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0030184370     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880060410     Document Type: Article

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