Diagnosis of metastatic melanoma to the heart with an intrinsic contrast approach using melanin inversion recovery imaging

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 924-930

  Crean, Andrew Michael ^a   Juli, Christoph ^b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed enhancement; Inversion recovery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Melanin; Metastatic melanoma; Paramagnetic

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HEART; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; RECOVERY;

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DELAYED ENHANCEMENT; GADOLINIA; INTRACAVITIES; INVERSION RECOVERY; METASTATIC LESIONS; METASTATIC MELANOMA; OPTIMUM METHOD; PARAMAGNETIC; PARAMAGNETIC PROPERTIES;

PARAMAGNETISM;

GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART METASTASIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 36649019613     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31804b213b     Document Type: Article

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