Does the mitral annulus shrink or enlarge during systole? A real-time 3d echocardiography study

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-208

  Kwan, Jun ^a   Jeon, Min Jae ^a   Kim, Dae Hyeok ^a   Park, Keum Soo ^a   Lee, Woo Hyung ^a  

^a Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Mitral annulus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MITRAL VALVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTOLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MITRAL VALVE; SOFTWARE; SYSTOLE;

EID: 67650351355     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.2.203     Document Type: Article

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