ARVC: Imaging diagnosis is still in the eye of the beholder

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 288-291

  Bluemke, David A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MICROANEURYSM; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952720657     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.01.007     Document Type: Editorial

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