Usefulness of harmonic imaging for left ventricular opacification and endocardial border delineation by optison

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 795-799

  Al Mansour, Hend A ^a   Mulvagh, Sharon L ^a   Pumper, Geralyn M ^a   Klarich, Kyle W ^a   Foley, David A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FS 069;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034653328     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00868-1     Document Type: Article

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