American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 97, Issue 11 , Pages 1661-1666 , 1 June 2006

Comparison of Two-Dimensional Speckle and Tissue Velocity Based Strain and Validation With Harmonic Phase Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Received 20 November 2005 ,Revised 20 December 2005 ,Accepted 20 December 2005.

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 This study was supported in part by a project grant (210218) from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Canberra, Australia. Software and technical support were provided by GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, Wisconsin, for this project.

PII: S0002-9149(06)00381-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.12.063

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 97, Issue 11 , Pages 1661-1666 , 1 June 2006

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