Harmonic Imaging for Endocardial Visualization and Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography during Transesophageal Echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-14

  Ward, R Parker ^a,b,c   Collins, Keith A ^a,b   Balasia, Beth ^a,b   Spencer, Kirk T ^a,b   DeCara, Jeanne M ^a,b   Mor Avi, Victor ^a,b   Sugeng, Lissa ^a,b   Lang, Roberto M ^a,b  

^a University of Chicago ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; PERFLUTREN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0347951206     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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