Segment-orientated analysis of two-dimensional strain and strain rate as assessed by velocity vector imaging in patients with acute myocardial in-farction

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-113

  Butz, Thomas ^a   Lang, Corinna N ^a   van Bracht, Marc ^a   Prull, Magnus W ^a   Yeni, Hakan ^a   Maagh, Petra ^a   Plehn, Gunnar ^a   Meissner, Axel ^a   Trappe, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Late enhancement MRI; Myocardial infarction; Strain rate imaging; Two dimensional strain

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPERFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAR FORMATION; SYSTOLE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79951793353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8.106     Document Type: Article

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