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Doppler tissue imaging.

M A García-Fernández·J Azevedo·M Moreno·I Arroja·J Zamorano·P Caso
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This paper try to give a general overview of the main areas of DTI clinical application, its main technical limitations, new directions still under investigation and some potential future developments of this emerging imaging technique. In this review article we pretend to discuss the main aspects of the new DTI method, its present "state of the art" and future perspectives of scientific and technical development.

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M A García-Fernández, J Azevedo, M Moreno, I Arroja, J Zamorano, P Caso. 2001. Doppler tissue imaging.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11291280/

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