Dynamic on-line quantification of biventricular function with acoustic quantification (AQ): Validation, reproducibility and normal values of a new echocardiographic approach

International Journal of Cardiac Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 463-474

  Hausmann, Beate ^a   Muurling, Stella ^a   Simon, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic quantification; Echocardiography; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030708945     PISSN: 01679899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005756124046     Document Type: Article

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