The role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging following acute myocardial infarction

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1757-1768

  Wong, Dennis T L ^a,b   Richardson, James D ^a,b   Puri, Rishi ^a,b   Nelson, Adam J ^a,b   Bertaso, Angela G ^a   Teo, Karen S L ^a,b   Worthley, Matthew I ^a,b   Worthley, Stephen G ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Cardiovascular Investigational Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infarction; Ischemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial; Viability

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VENTRICULAR REMODELLING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROCIRCULATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIUM; PERFUSION; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84864644194     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2420-7     Document Type: Review

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