Calculating 3D intramyocardial strain tensors in a single slice of myocardium using MRI

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-112). === Strain is a measure of cardiac deformation and provides information on the mechanical and functional properties of the heart. As this deformation occurs in three dimensions (3D), a 3D measure of strain is appropriate, however, currently the p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hess, Aaron
Other Authors: Meintjes, Ernesta
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3245