The echocardiographic determination of volume and muscle mass of the heart

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages

  Dickhuth, H H ^a   Roecker, K ^a   Niess, A ^a   Hipp, A ^a   Heitkamp, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left ventricular volume; Muscle mass; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANGIOGRAPHY; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIAC VOLUME; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0030390093     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972914     Document Type: Article

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