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Editorial
. 2005 Feb;91(2):133-5.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.043760.

Quantifying myocardial perfusion using contrast echocardiography

L Galiuto
Editorial

Quantifying myocardial perfusion using contrast echocardiography

L Galiuto. Heart. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

There is a complex relation between what can be seen using perfusion imaging techniques, and what can be measured.

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