Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging analysis in STEMI: quantitative or still visual?

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E E van der Wall et al. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011 Oct.

. 2011 Oct;27(7):965-8.

doi: 10.1007/s10554-010-9638-8. Epub 2010 May 8.

¹ Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden, The Netherlands. e.e.van_der_wall@lumc.nl

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Head to head comparison of quantitative versus visual analysis of contrast CMR in the setting of myocardial stunning after STEMI: implications on late systolic function and patient outcome.
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