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Three‐Dimensional Speckle‐Tracking Echocardiography: Methodological Aspects and Clinical Potential
Author(s) -
UrbanoMoral Jose A.,
Patel Ayan R.,
Maron Martin S.,
AriasGodinez Jose A.,
Pandian Natesa G.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01773.x
Subject(s) - speckle tracking echocardiography , speckle pattern , computer science , cardiac imaging , cardiac function curve , function (biology) , medical physics , radiology , medicine , cardiology , computer vision , heart failure , ejection fraction , evolutionary biology , biology
Speckle‐tracking echocardiography (STE) is an advanced echocardiographic technique that allows a novel approach to the assessment of cardiac physiology through the study of myocardial mechanics. In its three‐dimensional (3D) modality, it overcomes the drawbacks inherent to other echocardiographic techniques, namely two‐dimensional echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging. Several research studies and software improvements have led 3D‐STE to become a promising tool for accurate evaluation of global and regional cardiac function. This article addresses the image acquisition, analytical methods, and parameters of myocardial mechanics that could be derived from 3D‐STE. This systematic guidance may help to establish its usefulness in the global and regional evaluation of cardiac function, and to facilitate its clinical application.