Computation of the alignment of myocardial contractile pathways using a magnetic tablet and an optical method

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 79-93

  Cryer, C W ^a   Navidi Kasmai, H ^a   Lunkenheimer, P P ^a   Redmann, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEART CONDUCTION; HISTOGRAM; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

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EID: 0030816510     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-1997-51-208     Document Type: Article

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