Ultrasonographic quantification of local cardiac dynamics by tracking real reflectors: Algorithm development and experimental validation

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2004, Pages 337-340

  Adam, D ^a   Landesberg, A ^a   Konyukhov, E ^a   Lysyansky, P ^a   Lichtenstein, O ^a   Smirin, N ^a   Friedman, Z ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

CARDIAC DYNAMICS; MYOCARDIAL ACTIVATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHIC QUANTIFICATION;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 28144451852     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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