Measuring Blood Flow in the Myocardium with Magnet Resonance Imaging (IMAGE)

Goethe University Frankfurt

Measuring Blood Flow in the Myocardium with Magnet Resonance Imaging

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Measuring blood flow in the myocardium with magnet resonance imaging (top). The dark area in the myocardium (arrows) shows a pronounced reduction of blood flow. The cardiac catheterization of the same patient (bottom) shows a clear constriction of the artery.

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Eike Nagel, Goethe University

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