Addition of the long-axis information to short-axis contours reduces interstudy variability of left-ventricular analysis in cardiac magnetic resonance studies

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Kirschbaum, Sharon W ^a   Baks, Timo ^a   Gronenschild, Ed H ^b   Aben, Jean Paul ^c   Weustink, Annick C ^a   Wielopolski, Piotr A ^a   Krestin, Gabriel P ^a   De Feyter, Pim J ^a   Van Geuns, Robert Jan M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Pie Medical Imaging   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interstudy variability; Left ventricular function; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIAL END SYSTOLIC VOLUME; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 37549050144     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e318154b1dc     Document Type: Article

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