Virtual tagging: Numerical considerations and phantom validation

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1123-1131

  Masood, Sharmeen ^a   Gao, Jianxin ^a   Yang, Guang Zhong ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Magnetic resonance (MR) tagging; Mass conservation; Myocardial deformation; Myocardial velocity mapping; Strain analysis

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STRAIN;

VIRTUAL TAGGING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART; HEART CONTRACTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION;

EID: 0036770732     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2002.804429     Document Type: Article

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