Cine MR determination of left ventricular ejection fraction.
Published
Journal Article
Cine MR imaging provides tomographic images of the heart with both high spatial and high temporal resolution. As many as 32 images per cardiac cycle can be acquired with up to four separate anatomic slices and a total imaging time of 128 cardiac cycles. End-diastolic and end-systolic volumes were determined in 11 patients, and ejection fractions were calculated. The results correlated linearly with those from cardiac catheterization (correlation coefficient of .88). We conclude that cine MR imaging can be used to obtain quantitative information about the heart and has the potential to become a valuable noninvasive means of cardiac evaluation.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Utz, JA; Herfkens, RJ; Heinsimer, JA; Bashore, T; Califf, R; Glover, G; Pelc, N; Shimakawa, A
Published Date
- May 1987
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 148 / 5
Start / End Page
- 839 - 843
PubMed ID
- 3495115
Pubmed Central ID
- 3495115
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0361-803X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.2214/ajr.148.5.839
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States