Visualization of elusive structures using intracardiac echocardiography: Insights from electrophysiology

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Szili Torok, T ^a   McFadden, E P ^a   Jordaens, L J ^a   Roelandt, J R T C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY SINUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONARY VEIN; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRICUSPID VALVE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRY;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 4844231718     PISSN: 14767120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-2-6     Document Type: Review

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