An enhanced method for left ventricular volume and ejection fraction by triggered harmonic contrast echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 253-261

  Hirooka, Keiji ^a   Yasumura, Yoshio ^b   Tsujita, Yuko ^b   Hanatani, Akihisa ^b   Nakatani, Satoshi ^b   Miyatake, Kunio ^b   Yamagishi, Masakazu ^b  

^a OSAKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Echocardiography; Volume determination

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; LOPAMIRON; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART CINEVENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTOLE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0035198772     PISSN: 01679899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011607012559     Document Type: Article

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