Non-contrast second harmonic imaging improves interobserver agreement and accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with impaired image quality

Heart

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-140

  Franke, A ^a   Hoffmann, R ^a   Kuhl H P ^a   Lepper, W ^a   Breithardt, O A ^a   Schormann, M ^a   Hanrath, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Interobserver agreement; Second harmonic imaging

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034068329     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.83.2.133     Document Type: Article

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