Measurement of left ventricular volumes by 3-dimensional echocardiography with tissue harmonic imaging: A comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 169-179

  Kim, W Yong ^a   Søgaard, Peter ^a   Kristensen, Bent Ø ^a   Egeblad, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0035289630     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2001.111479     Document Type: Article

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