Myocardial contrast echocardiography perfusion imaging: Still waiting after all these years

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1362-1364

  Thomas, James D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

contrast echocardiography; ischemia; SonoVue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885015038     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.053     Document Type: Editorial

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