Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1075-1085 , July 2007

ECG-gated, Mechanical and Electromechanical Wave Imaging of Cardiovascular Tissues In Vivo

  • Mathieu Pernot

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Kana Fujikura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Simon D. Fung-Kee-Fung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Elisa E. Konofagou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Elisa E. Konofagou, Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 351 Engineering Terrace, mail code 8904, 1210 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 USA.

Received 2 May 2006 ,Revised 21 November 2006 ,Accepted 27 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.02.003

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1075-1085 , July 2007

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