Direct comparison of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for characterization of posterior left atrial morphology

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-13

  Lacomis, Joan M ^a   Pealer, Karen ^a   Fuhrman, Carl R ^a   Barley, Dale ^a   Wigginton, William ^a   Schwartzman, David ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrium; Catheter ablation; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOTERIDOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33751532242     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9016-6     Document Type: Article

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