Contrast and harmonic imaging improves accuracy and efficiency of novice readers for dobutamine stress echocardiography

Echocardiography

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 483-488

  Vlassak, Irmien ^a   Rubin, David N ^a   Odabashian, Jill A ^a   Garcia, Mario J ^a   King, Lisa M ^a   Lin, Steve S ^a   Drinko, Jeanne K ^a   Morehead, Annitta J ^a   Prior, David L ^a   Asher, Craig R ^a   Klein, Allan L ^a   Thomas, James D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Echocardiography; Harmonic imaging; Image quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036676107     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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