Strain and strain rate imaging: A new clinical approach to quantifying regional myocardial function

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 788-802

  Sutherland, George R ^a   Di Salvo, Giovanni ^a   Claus, Piet ^a   D'Hooge, Jan ^a   Bijnens, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

CALCULATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIASTOLE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PRELOAD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEASUREMENT; OCCLUSION; PATIENT MONITORING; PROVOCATION TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPERFUSION; REVIEW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLE; ULTRASOUND; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VELOCITY;

EID: 3042835499     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.03.027     Document Type: Article

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