Automated left ventricular diastolic function evaluation from phase-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance and comparison with Doppler echocardiography

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Early detection of diastolic dysfunction is crucial for patients with incipient heart failure. Although this evaluation could be performed from phase-contrast (PC) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) data, its usefulness in clini...

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Main Authors: Ladouceur Magalie, Perdrix Ludivine, Defrance Carine, Clément-Guinaudeau Stéphanie, Redheuil Alban, Bollache Emilie, Lefort Muriel, De Cesare Alain, Herment Alain, Diebold Benoît, Mousseaux Elie, Kachenoura Nadjia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/12/1/63