Segmental analysis of color kinesis images: New method for quantification of the magnitude and timing of endocardial motion during left ventricular systole and diastole

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2082-2097

  Mor Avi, Victor ^a   Vignon, Philippe ^b   Koch, Rick ^b   Weinert, Lynn ^b   Garcia, Maria J ^b   Spencer, Kirk T ^b   Lang, Roberto M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

coronary disease; diagnosis; echocardiography; endocardium; ischemia; stress

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE; ESMOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLE; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030977249     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.8.2082     Document Type: Article

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