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BMC Medical Imaging is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the development, evaluation, and use of imaging techniques and image processing tools to diagnose and manage disease.
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BMC Medical Imaging 2009, 9 :2
No gender differences in left ventricular mass, volume or function are observed in the hearts of young individuals, but marked differences appear later on in life, indicating that age- and gender-specific standard values are needed for clinical interventions.
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Radiographic features of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: differential diagnosis and performance timing Naoyuki Miyashita, Tadaaki Sugiu, Yasuhiro Kawai, Keiko Oda, Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Kazunobu Ouchi, Yoshihiro Kobashi, Mikio Oka BMC Medical Imaging 2009, 9 :7 (29 April 2009) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Masked volume wise principal component analysis of small adrenocortical tumours in dynamic [11C]-metomidate positron emission tomography Pasha Razifar, Joakim Hennings, Azita Monazzam, Per Hellman, Bengt L ngstr m, Anders Sundin BMC Medical Imaging 2009, 9 :6 (22 April 2009) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Age and gender specific normal values of left ventricular mass, volume and function for gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging: a cross sectional study Peter A Cain, Ragnhild Ahl, Erik Hedstrom, Martin Ugander, Ase Allansdotter-Johnsson, Peter Friberg, Hakan Arheden BMC Medical Imaging 2009, 9 :2 (21 January 2009) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The impact of image dynamic range on texture classification of brain white matter Doaa Mahmoud-Ghoneim, Mariam K Alkaabi, Jacques D de Certaines, Frank-M Goettsche BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :18 (23 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Late gadolinium uptake demonstrated with magnetic resonance in patients where automated PERFIT analysis of myocardial SPECT suggests irreversible perfusion defect Lene Rosendahl, Peter Blomstrand, Jan L Ohlsson, Per-Gunnar Bj rklund, Britt-Marie Ahlander, Sven- ke Starck, Jan E Engvall BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :17 (12 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Tumor volume in subcutaneous mouse xenografts measured by microCT is more accurate and reproducible than determined by 18 F-FDG-microPET or external caliper Mette Munk Jensen, Jesper Tranekj r J rgensen, Tina Binderup, Andreas Kj r BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :16 (16 October 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Comparison of 2D and 3D calculation of left ventricular torsion as circumferential-longitudinal shear angle using cardiovascular magnetic resonance tagging Iris K Russel, Sandra R Tecelao, Joost PA Kuijer, Robert M Heethaar, J. Tim Marcus Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2009, 11 :8 (20 April 2009) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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