Quantification of fatty tissue mass by magnetic resonance imaging in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 256-261

  Fattori, Rossella ^a   Tricoci, Pierluigi ^a   Russo, Vincenzo ^a   Lovato, Luigi ^a   Bacchi Reggiani, Letizia ^a   Gavelli, Giampaolo ^a   Branzi, Angelo ^a   Boriani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ARVD; Fatty adipose tissue; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 15544374907     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.40498.x     Document Type: Article

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