Other imaging modalities in infective endocarditis diagnosis

Infective Endocarditis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Imaging, Therapy, and Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 51-79

  Erba, Paola Anna ^a   Sollini, Martina ^b   Boni, Roberto ^a   Lazzeri, Elena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING MODALITY; INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS;

EID: 85019839619     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32432-6_6     Document Type: Chapter

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