Automated analysis of strain rate and strain: Feasibility and clinical implications

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 411-418

  Ingul, Charlotte Bjork ^a,b   Torp, Hans ^a   Aase, Svein Arne ^a   Berg, Sigrid ^a   Stoylen, Asbjorn ^a   Slordahl, Stig A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARDIZATION;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 18944375663     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2005.01.032     Document Type: Article

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