The cardiovascular magnetic resonance machine: Hardware and software requirements

Herz

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 317-330

  Gatehouse, Peter D ^a   Firmin, David N ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Cardiovascular; Instrumentation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTERS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0033910683     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000590050025     Document Type: Article

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