Myocardial tissue characterisation using echocardiographic deformation imaging

Abstract Myocardial pathology results in significant morbidity and mortality, whether due to primary cardiomyopathic processes or secondary to other conditions such as ischemic heart disease. Cardiac imaging techniques characterise the underlying tissue directly, by assessing a signal from the tissu...

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Main Authors: Mohammed A. Moharram, Regis R. Lamberts, Gillian Whalley, Michael J. A. Williams, Sean Coffey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-019-0176-9