Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 25-30 , January 2003

Partial cut-off of the left ventricle: determinants and effects on volume parameters assessed by real-time 3-D echocardiography

  • Silvana Mller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Silvana Müller, M.D., Department of Cardiology, University Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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  • Thomas Bartel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Marc A Katz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Otmar Pachinger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Raimund Erbel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Essen, Essen, Germany

Received 4 April 2002 ,Accepted 22 August 2002.

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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 25-30 , January 2003

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