Strain imaging in echocardiography: Methods and clinical applications

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 9-22

  Nesbitt, Gillian C ^a   Mankad, Sunil ^a   Oh, Jae K ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Speckle tracking; Strain imaging; Strain rate imaging; Tissue doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; ENZYME; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

B SCAN; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME REPLACEMENT; FABRY DISEASE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LOW DRUG DOSE; NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; ROTATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TORSION, MECHANICAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 64449083627     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9414-1     Document Type: Review

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