Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1199-1205 , August 2007

On the Potential of the Lagrangian Estimator for Endovascular Ultrasound Elastography: In Vivo Human Coronary Artery Study

  • Roch L. Maurice

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biorheology and Medical Ultrasonics, Research Center, University of Montreal Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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  • Jérémie Fromageau

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biorheology and Medical Ultrasonics, Research Center, University of Montreal Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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  • Élisabeth Brusseau

      Affiliations

    • CREATIS, UMR CNRS 5515, affiliated to INSERM, Lyon, France
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  • Gérard Finet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hemodynamics, Cardiovascular Hospital, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France
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  • Gilles Rioufol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hemodynamics, Cardiovascular Hospital, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France
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  • Guy Cloutier

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biorheology and Medical Ultrasonics, Research Center, University of Montreal Hospital, Montreal, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr Guy Cloutier, Director of the Laboratory of Biorheology and Medical Ultrasonics, Research Center, University of Montreal Hospital, 2099 Alexandre de Sève (room Y-1619), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L-2W5.

Received 7 July 2006 ,Revised 12 January 2007 ,Accepted 31 January 2007.

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PII: S0301-5629(07)00085-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.01.018

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1199-1205 , August 2007

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