Operator induced variability in cardiovascular MR: Left ventricular measurements and their reproducibility

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 447-457

  Danilouchkine, Mikhail G ^a   Westenberg, Jos J M ^a   De Roos, Albert ^a   Reiber, Johan H C ^a   Lelieveldt, Boudewijn P F ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intra and inter operator variability; Left ventricle; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 17644387147     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: 1532429X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JCMR-200053578     Document Type: Article

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