Contrast echocardiography for left ventricular opacification

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1394-1397

  Timperley, J ^a   Mitchell, A R J ^a   Becher, H ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508; SONOVUE;

ARTIFACT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345688858     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.12.1394     Document Type: Conference Paper

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