Radio frequency dual-spectra analysis of regional myocardial perfusion: Comparison with harmonic densitometric method

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 15, Issue 10 II, 2002, Pages 1277-1284

  Asanuma, Toshihiko ^b   Khandheria, Bijoy K ^b   Seward, James B ^b   Belohlavek, Marek ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOFREQUENCY; SWINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; EVALUATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERFUSION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SPECTROSCOPY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DENSITOMETRY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEART VENTRICLES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM; PERFUSION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SWINE;

EID: 0036783221     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2002.122967     Document Type: Article

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