Accurate Measurement of Mitral Annular Dimensions by Echocardiography: Importance of Correctly Aligned Imaging Planes and Anatomic Landmarks

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 458-463

  Foster, Gary P ^a   Dunn, Adam K ^a   Abraham, Selwin ^a   Ahmadi, Naser ^a   Sarraf, Guilda ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac computed tomography; Echocardiography; Mitral annulus

Indexed keywords

IODIXANOL; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; SYSTOLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349167647     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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