The evaluation of right and left ventricular morphology by CMR with comparison to recipient heart after heart transplant: a surgical perspective
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Cardiovascular MRI (CMR) is considered the "gold standard" for non-invasive left and right ventricular mass quantitation. To our knowledge, this information is only based on animal and phantom data and has never been prospectively or retrospectively validated in humans undermining the credibility of the 'gold standard'. This issue is particularly important for the right ventricle having complex geometry ill suited for mathematical modeling, placing increased importance on accurate mass quantitation. The surest way to validate the accuracy and thus the true gold standard of CMR derived mass is through autopsy.
Institution: Allegheny General Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,000
OpenAlex ID: W4254940891