Assessment of left atrial functional parameters using a novel dedicated analysis tool for real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: Validation in comparison to magnetic resonance imaging

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 601-608

  Buechel, Ronny R ^a   Sommer, Gregor ^a   Leibundgut, Gregor ^a   Rohner, Andreas ^a   Riede, Florian ^a   Kessel Schaefer, Arnheid ^a   Kaufmann, Beat A ^a   Zellweger, Michael J ^a   Bremerich, Jens ^a   Handke, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left atrial active contraction; Left atrial systolic function; Real time three dimensional echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LEFT ATRIUM EJECTION FRACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; SYSTOLE;

EID: 84879552011     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-012-0127-0     Document Type: Article

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