title: Can a MR Imaging Scanner Accurately Measure Hematocrit to Determine ECV Fraction?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: bluemked@nih.gov.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bluemke
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: nadine.kawel@gmx.de.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawel-Boehm
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005355:Fibrosis; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D009206:Myocardium
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: ECV; collagen; magnetic resonance imaging; mortality; myocardial fibrosis