Deformation imaging by ultrasound for the assessment of regional myocardial function

Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 3-12

  D'Hooge, J ^a,b   Claus, P ^b   Bijnens, B ^b   Thoen, J ^b   Van De Werf, F ^b   Suetens, P ^a   Sutherland, G R ^b  

^a Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DIAGNOSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PATHOLOGY; STRAIN RATE; STRESSES; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT); MECHANICAL MODELS; MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION; SYSTOLIC FUNCTION;

CARDIOLOGY;

EID: 4143109284     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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