CT findings in acute myocarditis: 2 Cases

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 277-279

  Brooks, Michael A ^a,c   Sane, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Myocardial perfusion; Myocarditis; Spiral computed; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; CREATINE KINASE; GADOLINIUM; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548231127     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e31803ecefa     Document Type: Article

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