Function and mechanics of the left ventricle: From tissue Doppler imaging to three dimensional speckle tracking;Función y mecánica del ventrículo izquierdo: De la imagen con Doppler tisular al reconocimiento de patrones acústicos con imágenes tridimensionales

Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-125

  Arias Godínez, José Antonio ^a   Guadalajara Boo, José Fernando ^a   Patel, Ayan R ^b   Pandian, Natesa G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexico; Rotation; Speckle tracking; Strain; Three dimensional; Twist; Two dimensional

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC IMAGING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; BIOMECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84855609740     PISSN: 14059940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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