Effects of tissue anisotropy and contrast acoustic properties on myocardial scattering in contrast echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 564-573

  Holland, M R ^a   Finch Johnston, A E ^a   Wallace, K D ^a   Handley, S M ^a   Wilkenshoff, U M ^a   Perez, J E ^a   Miller, J G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACOUSTICS; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; IMAGE QUALITY; TISSUE;

EID: 0032792896     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(99)70004-0     Document Type: Article

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