Open AccessDoppler myocardial imaging in adult male rats: Reference values and reproducibility of velocity and deformation parameters
Author(s) -
Caroline Weytjens,
Bernard Cosyns,
Jan D’hooge,
C. Gallez,
Steven Droogmans,
T. Lahoute,
Philippe R. Franken,
G VANCAMP
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1532-2114
pISSN - 1525-2167
DOI - 10.1016/j.euje.2006.03.009
Subject(s) - reproducibility , medicine , repeatability , doppler effect , strain rate , strain rate imaging , reference values , nuclear medicine , doppler imaging , biomedical engineering , deformation (meteorology) , cardiology , radiology , diastole , blood pressure , statistics , composite material , materials science , physics , mathematics , astronomy
Limited data are available about the use of Doppler myocardial imaging (DMI) in small animals. We intend to provide reference values for velocity, strain and strain rate in a large group of healthy rats and studied the reproducibility and repeatability of these parameters.
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