title: Distinction between open and occluded infarct-related arteries using contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Ultrafast contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging can be used to distinguish open and closed infarct-related arteries. An open artery is characterized by a faster rise and fall in signal intensity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Academic Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dendale
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Franken
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meusel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van der Geest
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Roos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; C064925:gadodiamide; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA