The shortening fraction of myocardial fibers and its layered distribution, as derived from cine-MR imaged left ventriculograms: An approach for evaluating globar left ventricular function

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 391-399

  Kvam, Gunnar ^a   Dahle, H ^b   Nordrehaug, J E ^a   Randa, T I ^a   Tillung, T ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cine MR imaging, computer simulation; Globar function; Heart, left ventricle; Myocardial contraction; Myocardial fibers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIASTOLE; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VOLUME; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SYSTOLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC VOLUME; DIASTOLE; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; PERICARDIUM; ROTATION; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031137342     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859709172089     Document Type: Article

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