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European Heart Journal 1990 11(Supplement I):141-143; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/11.suppl_I.141
Copyright © 1990 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1990 The European Society of Cardiology

Magnetic resonance imaging and cine computerized tomography as future tools for cardiac output measurement

P. Omvik

Medical Department, Section of Cardiology, Haukeland Hospital Bergen, Norway

Address for correspondence: Per Omvik, M.D., Section of Cardiology, Medical Department, Haukeland Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway

The new imaging methods, cine computerized tomography (cine-CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are reviewed as tools for cardiac output (CO) measurement. Both modalities provide accurate and highly reproducible measurements of stroke volume and CO at rest. The methods are less applicable during heavy physical exercise. Because of cost and lack of equipment the methods are not practical for measurements of CO alone in the foreseeablefuture. However, cine-CT and MRI may be of value for CO measurements when additional characteristics, such as wall motion, myocardial structure and tissue perfusion, need to be assessed.

Key Words: Cine computerized tomography • magnetic resonance imaging


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