Myocardial elastography - A feasibility study in vivo

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 475-482

  Konofagou, Elisa E ^a   D’hooge, Jan ^b   Ophir, Jonathan ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apex; Apical; Base; Cardiac; Compression; Contractility; Displacement; Elastogram; Elastography; M mode; Myocardium; Parasternal; Strain; Tension; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; MEDICAL IMAGING; MUSCLE;

ELASTOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART CYCLE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELASTICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION;

EID: 0036284088     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00488-X     Document Type: Article

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