Evaluation of Myocardial Mechanics in the Fetus by Velocity Vector Imaging

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 470-474

  Younoszai, Adel K ^a   Saudek, David E ^b   Emery, Stephen P ^c   Thomas, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; SYSTOLE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VELOCITY;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 43049085828     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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