Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4227071 | European Journal of Radiology | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In the last years whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) including whole body magnetic resonance angiography (WB-MRA) has been introduced for cardiovascular imaging and is now increasingly applied in clinical routine for the workup of patients with cardiovascular disease and for cardiovascular screening. The article summarizes rationales for WB-MRI in diabetes mellitus, technical concepts of disease specific cardiovascular WB-MRI in diabetes mellitus and discusses potential clinical consequences.
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Authors
Sabine Weckbach, Stefan O. Schoenberg,