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Two‐Dimensional Speckle Tracking of the Fetal Heart
Author(s) -
DeVore Greggory R.,
Polanco Bardo,
Satou Gary,
Sklansky Mark
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.15.08060
Subject(s) - medicine , speckle pattern , terminology , tracking (education) , deformation (meteorology) , fetus , fetal heart , software , radiology , medical physics , computer vision , computer science , pregnancy , psychology , pedagogy , philosophy , linguistics , physics , biology , meteorology , genetics , programming language
Various approaches to 2‐dimensional speckle tracking have been used to evaluate left ventricular function and deformation in the fetus, child, and adult. In 2015, because of differences in imaging devices and analytical programs, the cardiology community published a consensus document proposing standards for pediatric/adult deformation imaging using 2‐dimensional speckle tracking. The understanding and application of deformation imaging in the fetus have been limited by a lack of uniform software, terminology, techniques, and display. This article provides a practical, step‐by‐step approach for deformation analysis of the fetal heart using offline software that is independent of specific ultrasound vendors.