Multidetector-row computed tomography imaging characteristics of mechanical prosthetic valves

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 216-222

  Symersky, Petr ^a,b   Budde, Ricardo P J ^c   Prokop, Mathias ^c   De Mol, Bas A J M ^b,d  

^a Isala Klinieken Zwolle ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL PROSTHETIC VALVE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS; PULSATILE FLOW;

ARTIFACTS; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULSATILE FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79957734869     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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