Oxygenation-sensitive CMR for assessing vasodilator-induced changes of myocardial oxygenation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>As myocardial oxygenation may serve as a marker for ischemia and microvascular dysfunction, it could be clinically useful to have a non-invasive measure of changes in myocardial oxygenation. However, the impact of induced blood flow...

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Main Authors: Wang Jiun, Dharmakumar Rohan, Green Jordin D, Flewitt Jacqueline A, Vöhringer Matthias, Tyberg John V, Friedrich Matthias G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/12/1/20