Left ventricular ejection fraction in children measured by three-dimensional echocardiography using a new transthoracic integrated 3D-probe. A comparison with equilibrium radionuclide angiography

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1583-1588

  Acar, Philippe ^a   Maunoury, C ^a   Antonietti, T ^a   Bonnet, D ^a   Sidi, D ^a   Kachaner, J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Three dimensional echocardiography

Indexed keywords

PYROPHOSPHATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHILD; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; GATED BLOOD-POOL IMAGING; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 17944395815     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1091     Document Type: Article

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