Extended harmonic phase tracking of myocardial motion: Improved coverage of myocardium and its effect on strain results

To extend the harmonic phase (HARP) tracking method in order to track the myocardial tissue that appears near the epicardial contour during systole and reappears near the endocardial contour during diastole, due to the longitudinal motion and conical shape of the heart.

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