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Medical imaging systems may be used to obtain information related to cardiovascular structure, physiology and mechanics in the individual subject. This information may be used in its own right in research and in healthcare.

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  1. Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK

    Peter R. Hoskins

  2. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and Kings College London, London, UK

    Stephen F. Keevil

  3. Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

    Saeed Mirsadraee

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  1. University of Edinburgh, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queens Medical Research Institute , Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Peter R. Hoskins

  2. University of Sheffield, Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease/Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicin, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Patricia V. Lawford

  3. School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth, West Australia, Australia

    Barry J. Doyle

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Hoskins, P.R., Keevil, S.F., Mirsadraee, S. (2017). Medical Imaging. In: Hoskins, P., Lawford, P., Doyle, B. (eds) Cardiovascular Biomechanics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46407-7_9

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