Validation of low-dose dobutamine magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of myocardial viability after infarction by serial imaging.
Cine magnetic resonance imaging with low-dose dobutamine stimulation allows prediction of viability after infarction with an accuracy of 80%. In akinetic segments, however, viability tends to be underestimated.
Department of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic Hospital Free University of Brussels (AZVUB), Belgium.
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Dendale
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Franken
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Holman
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Avenarius
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van der Wall
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de Roos
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004280:Dobutamine; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine