MR image based measurement, modelling and diagnostic interpretation of pressure and flow in the pulmonary arteries : applications in pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a clinical condition characterised by an increased mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) of over 25 mmHg measured, at rest, by right heart catheterisation (RHC). RHC is currently considered the gold standard for diagnosis, follow-up and measurement of response to tre...

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Main Author: Lungu, Angela
Other Authors: Hose, Rod ; Wild, Jim
Published: University of Sheffield 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.680582