Contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI in blunt chest trauma: Differentiating cardiac contusion from acute peri-traumatic myocardial infarction

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-178

  Southam, Sam ^a   Jutila, Charlotte ^b   Ketai, Loren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac MRI; Delayed enhancement; Gadolinium; Myocardial contusion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CONTUSION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

EID: 33745221427     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-200605000-00010     Document Type: Article

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