Determination of Infarct Size in Ex Vivo Swine Hearts by Multi-detector Computed Tomography Using Gadolinium as Contrast Medium

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the feasibility of using Multi-Detector Computed Tomography with gadolinium (Gd) contrast (Gd-MDCT) for the quantification of myocardial infarct (MI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: MI was induced in six male swine (n=6). One week later, the animals received 0.2mmol/kg gadopentetat...

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Main Authors: Varga-Szemes, Akos, Ruzsics, Balazs, Kirschner, Robert, Singh, Satinder P., Kiss, Pal, Brott, Brigitta C., Simor, Tamas, Elgavish, Ada, Elgavish, Gabriel A.
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325340/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22472796
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0b013e31823fabc6
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