Gadofosveset trisodium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of the left atrium-A feasibility study

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-172

  Wagner, Moritz ^a   Rief, Matthias ^a   Asbach, Patrick ^a   Vogtmann, Thomas ^a   Huppertz, Alexander ^a   Beling, Mark ^a   Butler, Craig ^b   Laule, Michael ^a   Warmuth, Carsten ^a   Taupitz, Matthias ^a   Hamm, Bernd ^a   Lembcke, Alexander ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Heart; Left atrium; Magnetic resonance angiography; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD; HEART; MAGNETISM; RATING; RESONANCE;

CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LEFT ATRIUMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PULMONARY VEINS; SEMI-AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION; STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSIONS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

GADOFOSVESET;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING PATTERN; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOLOGIST;

EID: 77955849078     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.052     Document Type: Article

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