Automated analysis of phase-contrast magnetic resonance images in the assessment of endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilation

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 325-332

  Tan, Ping ^a   Hamilton, Craig A ^a   Link, Kerry M ^a   Kitzman, Dalane W ^a   Hundley, W Gregory ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Magnetic resonance imaging; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS; THIGH; VASODILATION;

EID: 0038560028     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JCMR-120019416     Document Type: Article

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