7 Tesla (T) human cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging using FLASH and SSFP to assess cardiac function: Validation against 1.5T and 3T

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-34

  Suttie, J J ^a   Delabarre, L ^b   Pitcher, A ^a   van de Moortele, P F ^b   Dass, S ^a   Snyder, C J ^b   Francis, J M ^a   Metzger, G J ^b   Weale, P ^c   Ugurbil, K ^b   Neubauer, S ^a   Robson, M ^a   Vaughan, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Siemens Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

7 Tesla; Cardiac function; Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; Clinical validation; High field strength

Indexed keywords

7 TESLA; CARDIAC FUNCTIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCES; CLINICAL VALIDATION; HIGH FIELD;

HEART; IMAGE QUALITY; RESONANCE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAST LOW ANGLE SHOT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSION; VALIDITY;

ADULT; CARDIAC VOLUME; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HEART; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855882515     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: 10991492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1708     Document Type: Article

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