Magnetic resonance flow analysis of classic and extracardiac Fontan procedures: The seesaw sign

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 397-405

  Greenberg, S Bruce ^a   Morrow, W Robert ^a   Imamura, Michiaki ^a   Drummond Webb, Jonathan ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fontan procedure; Magnetic resonance flow analysis; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXTROCARDIA; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DOUBLE OUTLET; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG ATRESIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 4644274939     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CAIM.0000041941.59010.4c     Document Type: Article

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