Three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography: Methodological aspects and clinical potential

Echocardiography

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 997-1010

  Urbano Moral, Jose A ^a   Patel, Ayan R ^a   Maron, Martin S ^a   Arias Godinez, Jose A ^a   Pandian, Natesa G ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

left ventricular function; three dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography; wall motion

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AORTA VALVE; BREATH HOLDING; DIASTOLE; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITRAL VALVE; MOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FORECASTING; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 84866054122     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01773.x     Document Type: Review

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