A validation study on RF-based two-dimensional cardiac strain estimation

Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1262-1265

  Langeland, S ^a   D'hooge, J ^a,b   Claessens, T ^c   Claus, P ^a   Langeland, T ^a   Verdonck, P ^c   Suetens, P ^b   Sutherland, G R ^a   Bijnens, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; DEFORMATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; STRAIN RATE; TISSUE;

CARDIAC STRAIN ESTIMATION; MICRO CRYSTALS; MYOCARDIAL DEFORMATIONS; STRAIN RATE TENSORS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 4143072311     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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