Accuracy of thoracic aortic measurements assessed by contrast enhanced and unenhanced magnetic resonance imaging

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 762-766

  Groth, M ^a   Henes, F O ^a   Mullerleile K ^a   Bannas, P ^a   Adam, G ^a   Regier, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Magnetic resonance imaging; Steady state free precession; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BALANCED STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSION IMAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORACIC AORTA;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84858298582     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.071     Document Type: Article

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