Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis: An Australian single-centre experience

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Manins, V ^a   Habersberger, J ^a   Pfluger, H ^a   Taylor, A J ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac; MRI; Sarcoid

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GALLIUM 67;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART SARCOIDOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 63849191200     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01674.x     Document Type: Article

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