Myocardial contrast echocardiography: Clinical benefit and practical issues

Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 6 II, 2000, Pages s25-s36

  Sieswerda, G T J ^a   Kamp, O ^a   Visser, C A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Contrast echocardiography; Contrast media; Echocardiography; Myocardial perfusion; Review

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FS 069; INFOSON; NC 100100; PERFLUOROOCTYL BROMIDE; PERFLUOROPENTANE; PERFLUTREN; SHU 508; SONOVIST; SONOVUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033785580     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2000.tb01191.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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