MRI of the microarchitecture of myocardial infarction are we seeing new kinds of structures?

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-170

  Axel, Leon ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOARCHITECTURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; MYOFIBRILS;

EID: 77953677782     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.109.873372     Document Type: Editorial

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