Myocardial perfusion using arterial spin labeling CMR: Promise and challenges

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1262-1264

  Epstein, Frederick H ^a   Meyer, Craig H ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

arterial spin labeling; cardiac MR; MRI; myocardial perfusion

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 83455172566     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.08.015     Document Type: Editorial

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