Correlation of valve closing to visualization of single-leg separation in radiographic images of Bjork-Shiley convexo-concave heart valves

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 399-403

  Powell, Kimerly A ^a   Obuchowski, Nancy A ^a   Yeung, Alan C ^b   Kennedy, John A ^c   Cornhill, J Fredrick ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FRACTURE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; LEG ANGIOGRAPHY; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

CINEANGIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 0032842598     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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