NASA uses 3D ultrasound to study effects of space flight on heart.(ULTRASOUND)(Philips Medical Systems' iE33 echocardiography system used by National Aeronautics and Space Administration )(Brief article)

From: Medical Imaging | Date: February 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is using an iE33 echocardiography system and accompanying QLAB Quantification software from Philips Medical Systems, Andover, Mass, to evaluate the effects of space travel on astronauts" hearts. Currently studying the hearts of space shuttle astronauts, NASA plans to extend the program to astronauts on the International Space Station, as well as ground-based analogs, in the future.

Of particular interest to researchers is the loss of heart mass experienced by astronauts during prolonged space flight; 2D echo has ...

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