Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 126-135 , February 2007

Determination of Size and Transmural Extent of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Real-time Myocardial Perfusion Echocardiography: A Comparison with Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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 Supported by institutional grants and by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo.

PII: S0894-7317(06)00818-2

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.08.022

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 126-135 , February 2007

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