Cine-MRI versus two-dimensional echocardiography to measure in vivo left ventricular function in rat heart.
Two-dimensional echocardiography is the most commonly used non-invasive method for measuring in vivo cardiac function in experimental animals. In humans, measurements of cardiac function made using cine-MRI compare favourably with those made using echocardiography. However, no rigorous comparison ha...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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