Quantification of epicardial fat using 3D cine Dixon MRI

Abstract Background There is an increased interest in quantifying and characterizing epicardial fat which has been linked to various cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation. Recently, three-dimensional single-phase Dixon techniques have been used to depict the...

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Main Authors: Markus Henningsson, Martin Brundin, Tobias Scheffel, Carl Edin, Federica Viola, Carl-Johan Carlhäll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-020-00478-z