Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: A pilot feasibility study in an Italian cardiologic center

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-273

  Correale, Michele ^a,b   Ieva, Riccardo ^a   Balzano, Marco ^a   Di Biase, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b OORR ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

LIVE three dimensional echocardiography; Real time three dimensional echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ITALY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247121135     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000263499.58251.78     Document Type: Article

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