Improved visualization of pulmonary venous flow doppler signal by intravenous injection of sonicated albumin

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 598-600

  Izumi, Chisato ^b   Yoshida, Kiyoshi ^a   Akasaka, Takashi ^b   Hozumi, Takeshi ^b   Miyake, Shinobu ^b   Yoshikawa, Junichi ^b  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ALBUMINS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SONICATION;

EID: 0030237435     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00376-1     Document Type: Article

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