Non-invasive assessment of myocardial perfusion by intravenous contrast echocardiography: State of the art

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 403-407

  Agati, L ^a   Funaro, S ^a   Veneroso, G ^a   Volponi, C ^a   De Maio, F ^a   Madonna, M P ^a   Fedele, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508; SONOVUE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PERFUSION; REVIEW LITERATURE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034923406     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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