Image enhancement by noncontrast harmonic echocardiography. Part I. Qualitative assessment of endocardial visualization

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1062-1065

  Mulvagh, Sharon L ^a   Foley, David A ^a   Belohlavek, Marek ^a   Seward, James B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031788396     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/73.11.1062     Document Type: Article

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