Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 86-94 , January 2010

Echocardiographic Particle Image Velocimetry: A Novel Technique for Quantification of Left Ventricular Blood Vorticity Pattern

  • Arash Kheradvar, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Arash Kheradvar, MD, PhD, University of South Carolina, 300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208.
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  • Helene Houle, RDCS

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Medical Solutions, Mountain View, California
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  • Gianni Pedrizzetti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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  • Giovanni Tonti, MD

      Affiliations

    • SS Annunziata Hospital, Sulmona, Italy
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  • Todd Belcik, RDCS

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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  • Muhammad Ashraf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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  • Jonathan R. Lindner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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  • Morteza Gharib, PhD

      Affiliations

    • California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
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  • David Sahn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00850-5

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.09.007

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 86-94 , January 2010

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