Evaluation of Right Ventricular Size on Computed Tomography: Unreliable at Best

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Vorobiof, Gabe ^a   Kadiev, Steven ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTOLE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 48449087217     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.034     Document Type: Letter

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