Magnetic resonance myocardial fiber-orientation mapping with direct histological correlation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 5 43-5, 1998, Pages

  Hsu, E W ^a   Muzikant, A L ^b   Matulevicius, S A ^b   Penland, R C ^b   Henriquez, C S ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic diffusion; Diffusion tensor; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DOG; EPICARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031805894     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.5.h1627     Document Type: Article

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