Cyclic variation of integrated backscatter: Dependence of time delay on the echocardiographic view used and the myocardial segment analyzed

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-17

  Finch Johnston, Ann E ^a   Gussak, Hiie M ^a   Mobley, Joel ^a   Holland, Mark R ^a   Petrovic, Olivera ^a   Pérez, Julio E ^a   Miller, James G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; HEART CYCLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT SCATTERING; NORMAL HUMAN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033958012     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(00)90037-3     Document Type: Article

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