Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 1063-1075 , July 2008

High Frequency Ultrasound Imaging Detects Cardiac Dyssynchrony in Noninfarcted Regions of the Murine Left Ventricle Late After Reperfused Myocardial Infarction

  • Yinbo Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Christopher D. Garson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Yaqin Xu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Brent A. French

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • ,
  • John A. Hossack

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: John A. Hossack, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, MR5, 415 Lane Road, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 800759, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0759, USA.

Received 6 June 2007 ,Revised 22 November 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.12.009

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 1063-1075 , July 2008

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