The aim of this work was to compare the advantages and the limitations of several data processing techniques for the assessment of esophageal transit. The following qualitative methods were evaluated: (a) scintigraphic image, (b) cine-display, (c) regional time-activity curve, and (d) condensed imag
Assessment of esophageal transit of liquid
โ Scribed by Herbert A. Klein; Arnold Wald
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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