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Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Poster presentation

Pulmonary arterial distensibility - 2D phase contrast vs 2D bSSFP

Authors: Alejandro Roldán-Alzate, Oliver Wieben, Alex Frydrychowicz, Naomi C Chesler, Christopher Francois

Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance | Special Issue 1/2012

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Main pulmonary artery distensibility is a strong predictor of mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. This study shows that either 2D PC or 2D bSSFP can be used to reliably non-invasively assess it by measuring MPA relative area change. …
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Title
Pulmonary arterial distensibility - 2D phase contrast vs 2D bSSFP
Authors
Alejandro Roldán-Alzate
Oliver Wieben
Alex Frydrychowicz
Naomi C Chesler
Christopher Francois
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-14-S1-P85

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