Operator induced variability in left ventricular measurements with cardiovascular magnetic resonance is improved after training

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 777-783

  Karamitsos, Theodoros D ^a   Hudsmith, Lucy E ^a   Selvanayagam, Joseph B ^a   Neubauer, Stefan ^a   Francis, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance; Left Ventricular Function; Reproducibility; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TRAINING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34648821226     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: 1532429X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10976640701545073     Document Type: Article

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