Ultrasonic tissue characterization evaluates myocardial viability and ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 759-769

  Lin, Lung Chun ^a   Yen, Ruoh Fang ^a   Hwang, Juey Jen ^a   Chiang, Fu Tien ^a   Tseng, Chuen Den ^a   Huang, Por Jau ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Thallium perfusion imaging; Ultrasonic tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; THALLIUM; TISSUE;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL VARIABILITY; THALLIUM PERFUSION IMAGING;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

DOBUTAMINE; THALLIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0034209796     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(00)00213-1     Document Type: Article

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