Imaging technologies and techniques

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-197

  Rafter, Patrick ^a   Phillips, Patrick ^b   Vannan, Mani A ^c  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTIFACT; ATTENUATION; CAPILLARY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART BEAT; MICROVASCULATURE; OSCILLATION; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; TISSUE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 2542486467     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2004.02.002     Document Type: Review

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