Intra-observer and interobserver variability of biventricular function, volumes and mass in patients with congenital heart disease measured by CMR imaging

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-64

  Luijnenburg, Saskia E ^a,b,c,d   Robbers Visser, Daniëlle ^a,b   Moelker, Adriaan ^b   Vliegen, Hubert W ^c   Mulder, Barbara J M ^d,e   Helbing, Willem A ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; Congenital heart disease; Observer variability; Steady state free precession

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD; STEADY STATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449107476     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-009-9501-y     Document Type: Article

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