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A system for ultrasonically imaging the human heart in three dimensions

Dekker et al., 1974

Document ID: 768018592043478912
Author: Dekker D; Piziali R; Dong Jr E
Publication year: 1974
Publication venue: Computers and biomedical research

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A hardware and software system capable of collecting and storing three-dimensional time- varying ultrasonic data is described. Display capabilities consist of two dimensional cross- sectional views at selected points, orientations, and times. The accuracy of the system was …

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