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Techniques for Quantitation of Left Ventricular Volume in Ultrasound Using 4DViz
(2012)
In the United States, heart failure is a leading cause of hospitalization. The medical
industry places great emphasis on diagnosing heart disease through cardiac metrics
like ejection fraction. Left ventricular ejection ...
Chronic Myocardial Infarct Visualization Using 3D Ultrasound
(2011)
This dissertation aims to demonstrate the feasibility of direct infarct visualization
using 3D medical ultrasound. The dissertation proceeds by providing the first ever
demonstration of fully-sampled 3D ultrasonic speckle ...
Transthoracic Cardiac Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging
(2013)
This dissertation investigates the feasibility of a real-time transthoracic Acoustic
Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging system to measure myocardial function non-invasively
in clinical setting. Heart failure is an important ...