Three-Dimensional Rotation, Twist and Torsion Analyses Using Real-Time 3D Speckle Tracking Imaging: Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Normal Ranges in Pediatric Population

Li Zhang; Jing Zhang; Wei Han; Jun Gao; Lin He; Yali Yang; Ping Yin; Mingxing Xie; Shuping Ge

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158679

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Three-Dimensional Rotation, Twist and Torsion Analyses Using Real-Time 3D Speckle Tracking Imaging: Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Normal Ranges in Pediatric Population

Li Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Li Zhang, Jing Zhang

Affiliations Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, The Heart Center, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children/Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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Jing Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Li Zhang, Jing Zhang

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wei Han,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Jun Gao,

Affiliations Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, Department of Ultrasound, Wuhan Women and Children Medical Center, Wuhan, China
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Lin He,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Yali Yang,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Ping Yin,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Mingxing Xie ,

* E-mail: shuping.ge@drexelmed.edu (SG); xiemx64@126.com (MX)

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Shuping Ge

* E-mail: shuping.ge@drexelmed.edu (SG); xiemx64@126.com (MX)

Affiliations The Heart Center, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children/Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ 08015, United States of America
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Three-Dimensional Rotation, Twist and Torsion Analyses Using Real-Time 3D Speckle Tracking Imaging: Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Normal Ranges in Pediatric Population

Li Zhang,
Jing Zhang,
Wei Han,
Jun Gao,
Lin He,
Yali Yang,
Ping Yin,
Mingxing Xie,
Shuping Ge

Published: July 18, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158679

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