Reproducibility of intravenous intermittent triggered myocardial contrast echocardiography in healthy subjects

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 461-473

  Kisanuki, Akira ^a   Yuasa, Toshinori ^a   Kuwahara, Eiji ^a   Takasaki, Kunitsugu ^a   Yoshifuku, Shiro ^a   Otsuji, Yutaka ^a   Minagoe, Shinichi ^a   Tei, Chuwa ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography; Levovist; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

SHU 508; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 3442883919     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: 1348673X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.45.461     Document Type: Article

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