Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 201-219 , November 2008

Model-based analysis of myocardial strain data acquired by tissue Doppler imaging

  • Virginie Le Rolle

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U642, Rennes F-35000, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, LTSI, Rennes F-35000, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: LTSI, Campus de Beaulieu, Université de Rennes 1, 263 Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 74205, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France. Tel.: +33 2 23 23 55 85; fax: +33 2 23 23 69 17.
    • ,
  • Alfredo I. Hernández

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U642, Rennes F-35000, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, LTSI, Rennes F-35000, France
    • ,
  • Pierre-Yves Richard

      Affiliations

    • Supelec-IETR, Rennes, France
    • ,
  • Erwan Donal

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U642, Rennes F-35000, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, LTSI, Rennes F-35000, France
    • CHU Rennes, Department of Cardiology, Rennes F-35000, France
    • ,
  • Guy Carrault

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U642, Rennes F-35000, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, LTSI, Rennes F-35000, France

Received 20 September 2007 ,Revised 30 May 2008 ,Accepted 8 June 2008.

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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
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