Three- and Four-Dimensional Cardiovascular Ultrasound Imaging: A New Era for Echocardiography

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 221-240

  BELOHLAVEK, MAREK ^a   FOLEY, DAVID A ^a   GERBER, THOMAS C ^a   KINTER, THOMAS M ^b   GREENLEAF, JAMES F ^b   SEWARD, JAMES B ^a  

^a Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine ^*

^b Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B SCAN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0027526385     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)60042-1     Document Type: Article

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