The increasing use of transgenic mouse models for investigating the mechanisms of cardiac
growth and function has made it important to develop noninvasive methods for assessing …

Aims: The present study was attempted to determine whether LV midwall mechanics yielded
different conclusions about LV systolic function than the assessment of endocardial LV …

Background—The objective of this study was to noninvasively determine the effects of
reperfused myocardial infarction (MI) on regional and global left-ventricular (LV) function 24 …

BACKGROUND: Because of safety, repeatability, and portability, clinical echocardiography
is well established as a standard for cardiac anatomy, cardiac function, and hemodynamics …

Objective Transthoracic echocardiography has been employed to assess left ventricular
dimensions and function in small animals. The aim of this study was to identify the limits of …

Introduction: Ultrasound (US) is a standard for the assessment of cardiovascular function.
Pre-clinically, this is due the modality's translational potential, its high temporal resolution …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the value of Doppler tissue imaging
(DTI) in detecting serial changes in left ventricular (LV) geometry and function after …

The thickness of the left ventricular free wall and internal chamber diameter were
continuously measured by pairs of ultrasonic crystals together with left ventricular pressure …

BACKGROUND: The optimal method for quantitative assessment of regional ventricular
function in rats remains unclear. The goal of this study was to investigate the use of …

To evaluate whether myocardial texture changes resulting from acute ischemia can be
visualized with satisfactory spatial resolution, short axis compound echo images (CEI)(B …