Comparison of echocardiography-guided and fluoroscopy-guided endomyocardial biopsy techniques

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-134

  Nelson, O Lynne ^a   Robbins, Charles T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endomyocardial bioptome; Fluoroscopy; Pericardial effusion; Septum

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEAR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; URSIDAE;

EID: 18244371423     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2005.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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