Agitated saline contrast echocardiography to diagnose a congenital heart defect in a dog

Journal of Veterinary Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-132

  Arndt, Jason W ^a   Oyama, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cor triatriatum dexter; Microbubbles; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COR TRIATRIATUM; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; FEMALE; GINGIVA ULCER; HYPERSALIVATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROBUBBLE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 56949098303     PISSN: 17602734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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