Bubbles in echocardiography: Climbing the learning curve

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Schneider, M ^a  

^a Bracco Suisse SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Low mechanical index; Microbubbles; Myocardial perfusion; SonoVue

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; MACROGOL 4000; PHOSPHOLIPID; SONOVUE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STABILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MODULATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 10944234638     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1520-765X(02)90093-3     Document Type: Review

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