- Authors:
- Abstract:
- Left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes were determined in 17 patients with different levels of left ventricular function by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A 1.5 Tesla Magnet was used obtaining ECG triggered single and multiple slices. Calculated cardiac outputs were compared with those measured simultaneously by a classical physiological indicator dilution technique. There was good agreement between cardiac output as measured by MRI and the indicator dilution method, when the multislice technique was used (r = 0.87, p less than 0.001). A poor correlation between the two methods was seen when the single slice technique was used (r = 0.06, p greater than 0.80). The results indicate that MRI is a reliable method for left ventricular volume determination when the multislice technique is used.
- Type:
- Journal article
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- European Heart Journal, 1986, Vol 7, Issue 12, p. 1016-21
- Keywords:
- Adult; Aged; Angina Pectoris; Cardiac Volume; Female; Heart Rate; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Hypertension; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Main Research Area:
- Medical science
- Publication Status:
- Published
- Review type:
- Peer Review
- Submission year:
- 1986
- Scientific Level:
- Scientific
- ID:
- 2351986000