A comparison of echocardiographic and electron beam computed tomographic assessment of aortic valve area in patients with valvular aortic stenosis

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 781-788

  Piers, Lieuwe H ^a   Dikkers, Riksta ^a   Tio, René A ^a   van den Berg, Maarten P ^a   Willems, Tineke P ^a   Zijlstra, Felix ^a   Oudkerk, Matthijs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic valve stenosis; Echocardiography; Electron beam computed tomography

Indexed keywords

IOMEPROL; IOMERON 400; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 35848953812     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-007-9208-x     Document Type: Article

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