Usefulness of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for diagnosis of infective endocarditis

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 318-323

  Liu, Yen Wen ^a   Tsai, Wei Chuan ^a   Lin, Chih Chan ^a   Hsu, Chih Hsing ^a   Li, Wei Ting ^a   Lin, Li Jen ^a   Chen, Jyh Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 dimensional echocardiography; Echocardiography; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350045160     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430902737940     Document Type: Article

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