Comparison of real-time and intermittent triggered myocardial contrast echocardiography for quantification of coronary stenosis severity and transmural perfusion gradient

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1550-1556

  Masugata, H ^a   Lafitte, S ^a   Peters, B ^a   Strachan, G M ^a   DeMaria, A N ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Echocardiography; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

EID: 0035949722     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc3801.095694     Document Type: Article

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