Optimization of myocardial deformation imaging in term and preterm infants

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-254

  Poon, Chuen Y ^a   Edwards, Julie M ^b   Joshi, Suchita ^a   Kotecha, Sailesh ^a   Fraser, Alan G ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infants; Myocardial velocity imaging; Preterm; Strain; Strain length; Tissue Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL DEFORMATION IMAGING; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TERM BIRTH; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TERM BIRTH; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 79952610567     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq192     Document Type: Article

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