Coronary magnetic resonance angiography: Technical developments and clinical applications

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 365-386

  Dirksen, Martijn S ^a   Lamb, Hildo J ^a   Doornbos, Joost ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Jukema, J Wouter ^a   De Roos, Albert ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary arteries; Magnetic resonance coronary angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Review

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STEADY STATE; TECHNIQUE;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037545839     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JCMR-120019419     Document Type: Review

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