New developments in ultrasound systems for contrast echocardiography

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Kaul, Sanjiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter; Contrast agents; Contrast echocardiography; Doppler; Gray scale; Harmonic imaging; Microbubbles; Myocardial perfusion; Transpulmonary; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030708517     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960201307     Document Type: Review

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