Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1488-1501 , September 2009

Two-Dimensional Strain Imaging of Controlled Rabbit Hearts

  • Congxian Jia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Congxian Jia, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2200 Bonisteel Blvd, Gerstacker Bldg, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099.
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  • Ragnar Olafsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Kang Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Theodore J. Kolias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Jonathan M. Rubin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • William F. Weitzel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Russell S. Witte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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  • Sheng-Wen Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Michael S. Richards

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Cheri X. Deng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Matthew O'Donnell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Received 16 April 2008 ,Revised 20 March 2009 ,Accepted 8 April 2009.

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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1488-1501 , September 2009

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