Cardiovascular function and flow by 4-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging techniques: New applications

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 185-196

  Calkoen, Emmeline E ^a   Roest, Arno A W ^a   Van Der Geest, Rob J ^a   De Roos, Albert ^a   Westenberg, Jos J M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

4 dimensional flow; blood flow; cardiovascular; magnetic resonance imaging; velocity; visualization

Indexed keywords

4 DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRENDS;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 84899656101     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: 15360237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000068     Document Type: Conference Paper

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