Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 686-694 , July 2002

Evaluation of a new ultrasound contrast agent (AI-700) using two-dimensional and three-dimensional imaging during acute ischemia

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 Reprint requests: Natesa G. Pandian, MD, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St, Box 32, Boston, MA 02111 (E-mail: npandian@lifespan.org).

PII: S0894-7317(02)00018-4

doi: 10.1067/mje.2002.119114

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 686-694 , July 2002