Myocarditis diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 21-

  Klug, Gert ^b   Trieb, Thomas ^b   Schocke, Michael F ^b   Frick, Matthias ^b   Pachinger, Otmar ^b   Metzler, Bernhard ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance; Late enhancement; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33644824591     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-006-0524-2     Document Type: Article

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