Author:Zhong, Xiaodong; Spottiswoode, Bruce; Meyer, Craig; Epstein, FrederickDate:2011The original implementation of 2D cine DENSE (displacement encoding with stimulated echoes) employed a conventional EPI k-space trajectory for rapid data sampling. Follow-up studies used flyback EPI to reduce image artifacts. More recently a ...Read morecb
Author:Auger, Daniel; Zhong, Xiaodong; Epstein, Frederick; Spottiswoode, BruceDate:2012BACKGROUND: The mechanics of the right ventricle (RV) are not well understood as studies of the RV have been limited. This is, in part, due to the RV's thin wall, asymmetric geometry and irregular motion. However, the RV plays an important ...Read morecb
Author:Morris, Linzette; Grimmer-Somers, Karen; Spottiswoode, Bruce; Louw, QuinetteDate:2011BACKGROUND: Albeit exercise is currently advocated as one of the most effective management strategies for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS); the implementation of exercise as a FMS treatment in reality is significantly hampered by patients' poor ...Read morecb