Myocardial perfusion by first pass contrast magnetic resonance: A robust method for quantitative regional assessment of perfusion reserve index

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 689-690

  Positano, V ^a   Pingitore, A ^a   Scattini, B ^a   Santarelli, M F ^a   De Marchi, D ^a   Favilli, B ^a   Lombardi, M ^a   Landini, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646229101     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.065037     Document Type: Article

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