Angle-independent and multi-dimensional myocardial elastography - From theory to clinical validation

Ultrasonics

Volumn 48, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 563-567

  Lee, Wei Ning ^a   Konofagou, Elisa E ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Angle independent; Cross correlation; Eigenvalue; Elastography; Finite element; Infarct; Ischemia; Left ventricle; Myocardial; Principal; Strain

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

ANGLE-INDEPENDENT; CROSS-CORRELATION; EIGENVALUE; ELASTOGRAPHY; FINITE-ELEMENT; INFARCT; ISCHEMIA; LEFT VENTRICLE; MYOCARDIAL; PRINCIPAL;

STRAIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 55249095985     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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