Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 936-948 , June 2009

Propagation of Vibration Caused by Electrical Excitation in the Normal Human Heart

  • Hiroshi Kanai

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Hiroshi Kanai, Ph.D., Graduate Schools of Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-05 Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.

Received 12 August 2008 ,Revised 3 December 2008 ,Accepted 16 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.12.013

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 936-948 , June 2009

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