Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1741-1751 , November 2008

A New Tissue Doppler Method for Examination of Left Ventricular Rotation

  • Jonas Crosby

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jonas Crosby, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, MTFS, N-7489 Trondheim, Norway
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  • Brage H. Amundsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Thomas Helle-Valle

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Surgical Research, Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • Per Arvid Steen

      Affiliations

    • St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Hans Torp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Received 2 October 2007 ,Revised 7 March 2008 ,Accepted 24 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.03.022

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1741-1751 , November 2008

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