Characterizing the normal heart using quantitative three-dimensional echocardiography

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 467-508

  Clark, T J ^a   Sheehan, F H ^a   Bolson, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Cardiac shape; Cardiac volume; Echocardiography; Ejection fraction; Humans; Left ventricle; Normative values; Reference values; Right ventricle; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

HEART;

ADULT; CARDIAC SHAPE; CARDIAC VOLUME; EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICLES; NORMATIVE DATA; NORMATIVE VALUE; REFERENCE VALUES; RIGHT VENTRICLE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 33645714453     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/27/6/004     Document Type: Article

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