Examination of the heart capacity of meat- and fat-type pigs by means of ECG-gated dynamic magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 113-120

  Petrasi Z ^a   Romvari R ^a   Bajzik, G ^a   Repa, I ^a   Horn, P ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Computerized tomography; Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging; Muscle volume; Pig; Stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141785162     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00046-0     Document Type: Article

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