Myocardial tissue characterization in heart failure by real-time integrated backscatter

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-143

  Zuber, Michel ^a   Gerber, Kathrin ^a   Erne, Paul ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Echocardiology; Integrated backscatter; Left ventricular function; Tissue characterization; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SYSTOLE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0033056450     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(99)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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