Geometrical Demonstration and Three-Dimensional Quantitative Analysis of the Mitral Valve With Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Novel Anatomical Image Creation System

Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 99-104

  Yamaura, Yasuko ^a   Watanabe, Nozomi ^a   Yamamoto, Katsunori ^a   Kawamoto, Takahiro ^a   Toyota, Eiji ^a   Akasaka, Takashi ^a   Yoshida, Kiyoshi ^a   Ogasawara, Yasuo ^b  

^a Department of Cardiology ^*  (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

mitral valve; real time 3D echocardiography

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544439261     PISSN: 13490222     EISSN: 1880344X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2303/jecho.2.99     Document Type: Article

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