Magnetic resonance imaging of athlete's heart: Myocardial mass, left ventricular function, and cross-sectional area of the coronary arteries

European Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 319-325

  Zandrino, F ^a   Molinari, G ^b   Smeraldi, A ^b   Odaglia, G ^b   Masperone, M A ^b   Sardanelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart, function; Heart, hypertrophy; Heart, MR; Heart, volume

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034053513     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050051     Document Type: Article

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