Precision of pulmonary vein diameter measurements assessed by CE-MRA and steady-state-free precession imaging

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1546-1552

  Groth, Michael ^a   Bannas, Peter ^a   Regier, Marc ^a   Buhk, Jan H ^a   Müllerleile, Kai ^a   Adam, Gerhard ^a   Henes, Frank O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiography; Contrast media; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pulmonary vein; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER BIAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STEADY STATE; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84878743429     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2752-3     Document Type: Article

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