Determination of left ventricular mass by three-dimensional echocardiography: In vitro validation of a novel quantification method using multiple equi-angular rotational planes for rapid measurements

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 161-167

  Teupe, Claudius ^a,b   Takeuchi, Masaaki ^a   Yao, Jiefen ^a   Pandian, Natesa ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Imaging; Left ventricular mass; Three dimensional echocardiography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART SIZE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HEART VENTRICLES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWINE;

EID: 0035997861     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014665408355     Document Type: Article

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