The value of non-contrast harmonic transthoracic echocardiography for the detection of left ventricular thrombi in patients with cardiomyopathy: Comparison with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 479-487

  Lipke, Claudia ^a   Katoh, Marcus ^a   Franke, Andreas ^a   Krombach, Gabriele ^a   Buecker, Arno ^a   Kühl, Harald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardioembolism; Cardiomyopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Thrombus; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34547093889     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9190-8     Document Type: Article

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