Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2010

Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation Using High Pulse Repetition Frequency Three-Dimensional Color Doppler

  • Thomas R. Skaug, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    • Department of Medicine, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Thomas R. Skaug, MD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, 7489 Trondheim, Norway.
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  • Torbjørn Hergum, MSc

      Affiliations

    • St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Brage H. Amundsen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    • Department of Cardiology, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Terje Skjærpe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Hans Torp, MSc, Dr Techn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Bjørn Olav Haugen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    • Department of Cardiology, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

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 This study was financed and supported by grants from the Medical Imaging Laboratory for Innovative Future Healthcare, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim, Norway), as well as grants from St Olav's University Hospital (Trondheim, Norway) and the Liaison Committee between the Central Norway Regional Health Authority and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Dr Torp has served as a scientific advisor for GE Vingmed Ultrasound AS (Horten, Norway).

PII: S0894-7317(09)00910-9

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.10.005

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2010

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