Current status of cardiac MRI in small animals

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3-6, 2004, Pages 149-156

  Vallee J P ^a   Ivancevic, M K ^a   Nguyen, D ^a   Morel, D R ^a   Jaconi, M ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coronary ischemic disease; Heart; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rat

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; MANGANESE; NICORANDIL;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VOLUME; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; RATS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 14944346623     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-004-0066-4     Document Type: Review

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