Quantification of Regional Left and Right Ventricular Deformation Indices in Healthy Neonates by Using Strain Rate and Strain Imaging

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-375

  Pena, José Luiz Barros ^a   da Silva, Marconi Gomes ^a   Faria, Sanny Cristina Castro ^a   Salemi, Vera Maria Cury ^a   Mady, Charles ^a   Baltabaeva, Aigul ^a   Sutherland, George R ^a  

^a Maternidade Hilda Brandão ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Color Doppler tissue imaging; Deformation indices; Neonates; Regional function; Strain; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; LEFT VENTRICULAR LONGITUDINAL DEFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGHT VENTRICULAR LONGITUDINAL DEFORMATION; SYSTOLE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 63449117335     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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