Histological validation of myocardial microstructure obtained from diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 6 44-6, 1998, Pages

  Scollan, D F ^a,b   Holmes, Alex ^a   Winslow, Raimond ^a   Forder, John ^b  

^a Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast spin echo; Myocardial fiber architecture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0032417193     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.6.h2308     Document Type: Article

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