Myocardial contrast echocardiography: A new tool for assessment of myocardial perfusion

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 210-216

  Janardhanan, Rajesh ^a   Dwivedi, Girish ^a   Hayat, Sajad ^a   Senior, Roxy ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MICROBUBBLE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; VASCULAR PATENCY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 25844475881     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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