Non-invasive imaging in the diagnosis of acute viral myocarditis

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 753-763

  Jeserich, Michael ^a,d   Konstantinides, Stavros ^b   Pavlik, Gabor ^c   Bode, Christoph ^a   Geibel, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Hungary)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Echocardiography; Magnetic resonance; Myocarditis; Non invasive imaging; Nuclear medicine

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; GADOLINIUM; GALLIUM 67; INDIUM 111; MYOSIN ANTIBODY IN 111; PENTETIC ACID; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

AUTOPSY; BLOOD; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDEMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; GOLD STANDARD; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; WEAKNESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 73349085224     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-009-0069-2     Document Type: Review

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