Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 1349-1357 , September 2006

Design and characterisation of a wall motion phantom

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.05.033

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 1349-1357 , September 2006

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