Functional Imaging in Fetal Echocardiography: A Review of Conventional and Novel Approaches

Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 276-285

  Balasubramanian, Sowmya ^a   Tacy, Theresa A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional echocardiography; Fetal cardiac function; Fetal cardiac imaging

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; 3D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC FUNCTIONS; CARDIAC IMAGING; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTIONS;

CARDIOLOGY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

HEART;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 84880674513     PISSN: 1869408X     EISSN: 18694098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13239-013-0132-z     Document Type: Article

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