Comparison of tissue harmonic imaging with contrast (sonicated albumin) echocardiography and Doppler myocardial imaging for enhancing endocardial border resolution

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 218-222

  Main, Michael L ^a   Asher, Craig R ^a   Rubin, David N ^a   Odabashian, Jill A ^a   Cardon, Lisa A ^a   Thomas, James D ^a   Klein, Allan L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALBUMINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033555924     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00844-3     Document Type: Article

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