The feasibility of using focused ultrasound for transmyocardial revascularization

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1045-1054

  Smith, Nadine Barrie ^a   Hynynen, Kullervo ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavities; Damaged tissue; Focused ultrasound; Left ventricle; Myocardium; Transmyocardial revascularization

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; VAPORIZATION;

FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; MYOCARDIUM; TRANSMYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0032169282     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(98)00086-6     Document Type: Article

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