Characterization of diffuse fibrosis in the failing human heart via diffusion tensor imaging and quantitative histological validation

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1378-1386

  Abdullah, Osama M ^a   Drakos, Stavros G ^b,c   Diakos, Nikolaos A ^b   Wever Pinzon, Omar ^c   Kfoury, Abdallah G ^c   Stehlik, Josef ^c   Selzman, Craig H ^c   Reid, Bruce B ^c   Brunisholz, Kim ^c   Verma, Divya Ratan ^c   Myrick, Craig ^d   Sachse, Frank B ^a,e   Li, Dean Y ^b   Hsu, Edward W ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Intermountain Donor Services   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse fibrosis; DTI; Fractional anisotropy; Histological correlation; Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; Mean diffusivity; Non ischemic heart failure; Principal diffusivities

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CARDIOLOGY; CHARACTERIZATION; COLLAGEN; CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HEART; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; TISSUE;

DIFFUSE FIBROSIS; DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; DTI; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HEART FAILURE; MEAN DIFFUSIVITY;

TENSORS;

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DONOR; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; AGED; ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPSY; CARDIAC MUSCLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MYOCARDIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911427374     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: 10991492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3200     Document Type: Article

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