Influence of respiration on myocardial signal intensity

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 473-479

  Janerot Sjöberg, Birgitta ^a   Schmalensee, Niklas Von ^a   Schreckenberger, Anja ^a   Richter, Arina ^a   Brandt, Einar ^a   Kirkhorn, Johan ^b   Wilkenshoff, Ursula ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Intermittent imaging; Myocardial contrast echocardiography; Myocardial perfusion; Quantitative analysis; Radiofrequency data; Respiration; Signal intensity; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

MYOCARDIAL SIGNALS;

ULTRASONICS;

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL DETECTION; STRESS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0342467929     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(00)00327-6     Document Type: Article

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