JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 28-37 , January 2012

Assessment of the Accuracy and Reproducibility of RV Volume Measurements by CMR in Congenital Heart Disease

  • Christopher J. Clarke, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Christopher J. Clarke, Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, 100 Hitchcock Way, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104
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  • Matthew J. Gurka, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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  • Patrick T. Norton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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  • Christopher M. Kramer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
    • Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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  • Andrew W. Hoyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
    • Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia

Received 3 November 2010 ,Revised 3 May 2011 ,Accepted 5 May 2011.

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 Dr. Clarke is currently affiliated with the Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, Manchester, New Hampshire. All authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Eike Nagel, MD, PhD, served as Guest Editor for this article.

PII: S1936-878X(11)00546-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.05.007

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 28-37 , January 2012

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