Non-invasive quantification of right ventricular systolic function by echocardiography: A new semi-automated approach

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 229-235

  Greiner, Sebastian ^a   André, Florian ^a   Heimisch, Melissa ^a   Heß, Alexander ^a   Steen, Henning ^a   Katus, Hugo A ^a   Mereles, Derliz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Real time three dimensional echocardiography; Right ventricular function; Strain imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878566647     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-012-0528-z     Document Type: Article

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