Multiplane transesophageal and intracardiac echocardiography in large swine: Imaging technique, normal values, and research applications

Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-147

  Ren, Jian Fang ^a,b   Schwartzman, David ^a   Lighty Jr , George W ^a   Menz, Volker ^a   Michele, John J ^a   Li, Kun S ^a   Dillon, Stephen M ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a   Segal, Bernard L ^a  

^a PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

intracardiac ultrasound; swine; transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030945149     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1997.tb00701.x     Document Type: Article

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