Analysis of cardiac function by MRI and stereology

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-42

  Roberts, N ^a   Cruz Orive, L M ^b   Bourne, M ^c   Herfkens, R J ^d   Karwoski, R A ^e   Whitehouse, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Cavalieri method; Heart; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Point counting; Stereology; Systematic sampling; Volume

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CARDIAC CYCLES; CARDIAC FUNCTIONS; CAVALIERI METHOD; DESIGN-BASED STEREOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POINT COUNTING; STEREOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING; TIME FRAME; VOLUME;

HEART;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CYCLE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 0030811348     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.2040764.x     Document Type: Article

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