Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 379-384 , March 2008

Quantification of Regional Volume and Systolic Function of the Left Ventricle by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

  • Xiu-Chang Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical College, Taian, China
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  • Gui-Hua Yao

      Affiliations

    • The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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  • Cheng Zhang

      Affiliations

    • The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
    • ,
  • Mei Zhang

      Affiliations

    • The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
    • ,
  • Peng-Fei Zhang

      Affiliations

    • The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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  • Wei Zhang

      Affiliations

    • The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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  • Yan-Yan Hu

      Affiliations

    • The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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  • Xiao-Ping Ji

      Affiliations

    • The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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  • Yun Zhang

      Affiliations

    • The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Yun Zhang, MD, PhD, The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, No.107, Wen Hua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.

Received 1 May 2007 ,Revised 2 August 2007 ,Accepted 11 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.08.007

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 379-384 , March 2008

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