MRI is the preferred method for evaluating right ventricular size and function in patients with congenital heart disease

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 190-197

  Geva, Tal ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPH; GOLD STANDARD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; HEART VENTRICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE;

HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84897019541     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.000553     Document Type: Article

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