Normal biventricular function, volumes, and mass in children aged 8 to 17 Years

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 552-559

  Robbers Visser, Daniëlle ^a,b   Boersma, Eric ^b   Helbing, Willem A ^a,b  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biventricular mass; Biventricular volumes; Children; CMR imaging; Normal values; SSFP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDSYSSTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY SIZE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 63449099240     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21662     Document Type: Article

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