Abstract Speckle-tracking echocardiography has recently emerged as a quantitative ultrasound technique for accurately evaluating myocardial function by analyzing the motion of speckles identified on routine 2-dimensional sonograms. It provides non-Doppler, angle-independent, and objective quantification of myocardial deformation and left ventricular systolic and diastolic dynamics. By tracking the displacement of the speckles during the cardiac cycle, strain and the strain rate can be rapidly measured offline after adequate image acquisition. Data regarding the feasibility, accuracy, and clinical applications of speckle-tracking echocardiography are rapidly accumulating. This review describes the fundamental concepts of speckle-tracking echocardiography, illustrates how to obtain strain measurements using this technique, and discusses their recognized and developing clinical applications.

Mondillo, S., Galderisi, M., Mele, D., Cameli, M., Lomoriello, V.s., Zacà, V., et al. (2011). Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography: A New Technique for Assessing Myocardial Function. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE, 30(1), 71-83.

Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography: A New Technique for Assessing Myocardial Function.

MONDILLO, SERGIO;CAMELI, MATTEO;
2011-01-01

Abstract

Abstract Speckle-tracking echocardiography has recently emerged as a quantitative ultrasound technique for accurately evaluating myocardial function by analyzing the motion of speckles identified on routine 2-dimensional sonograms. It provides non-Doppler, angle-independent, and objective quantification of myocardial deformation and left ventricular systolic and diastolic dynamics. By tracking the displacement of the speckles during the cardiac cycle, strain and the strain rate can be rapidly measured offline after adequate image acquisition. Data regarding the feasibility, accuracy, and clinical applications of speckle-tracking echocardiography are rapidly accumulating. This review describes the fundamental concepts of speckle-tracking echocardiography, illustrates how to obtain strain measurements using this technique, and discusses their recognized and developing clinical applications.
2011
Mondillo, S., Galderisi, M., Mele, D., Cameli, M., Lomoriello, V.s., Zacà, V., et al. (2011). Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography: A New Technique for Assessing Myocardial Function. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE, 30(1), 71-83.
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