Comparison study of harmonic imaging (HI) and fundamental imaging (FI) in fetal echocardiography

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 374-377

  Zhao, Bo Wen ^a   Tang, Fu Gang ^a   Shou, Jin Duo ^a   Xu, Hai Shan ^a   Lu, Jiang Hong ^a   Fan, Miao Ying ^a   Fan, Xiao Min ^a   Pan, Mei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

A; Fetal echocardiography; Fundamental imaging (FI); Harmonic imaging (HI); R540.4

Indexed keywords

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRADING; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

A; COMPARISON STUDY; FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNDAMENTAL IMAGING; HARMONIC IMAGING; LEFT VENTRICLES; MITRAL VALVES; R540.4; RIGHT VENTRICLE;

VISUALIZATION;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VALIDATION STUDY;

COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 1542440337     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2003.0374     Document Type: Article

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