| JSAIR | Japanese Society of Angiography and Interventional Radiology |
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| SCVIR | Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology |
| WAIS | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Western Angiographic and Interventional Society |
| CSE | clinical-symptom/self-evaluation [questionnaire]; cone-shaped epiphysis; conventional spin-echo; cro... |
| 2DE | two-dimensional echocardiography |
| echocardiography, four-dimensional | Dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography using the added dimension of time to impart the cinematic perception of motion. (mayo clin proc 1993;68:221-40) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| echocardiography, three-dimensional | Echocardiography amplified by the addition of depth to the conventional two-dimensional echocardiography visualizing only the length and width of the heart. Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging was first described in 1961 but its application to echocardiography did not take place until 1974. (mayo clin proc 1993;68:221-40) (12 Dec 1998) |
| echocardiography, transesophageal | Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues using a transducer placed in the oesophagus. (12 Dec 1998) |