Reference left atrial dimensions and volumes by steady state free precession cardiovascular magnetic resonance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Left atrial (LA) size is related to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) provides high quality images of the left atrium with high temporal resolution steady state free precession (SSFP) cin...

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Main Authors: Prasad Sanjay K, Roughton Michael, Cosín-Sales Juan, Maceira Alicia M, Pennell Dudley J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/12/1/65