Does contrast echocardiography provide new insight regarding regulation of microcirculatory flow and stress perfusion imaging?

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 707-710

  Sinusas, Albert J ^a   Kailasnath, Purushothaman ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TRACER;

BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VOLUME; CAPILLARY; CARDIOLOGY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DRUG UPTAKE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TEST; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035216741     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2001.120368     Document Type: Article

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