Echocardiographic imaging is ideally suited for the evaluation of cardiac mechanics
because of its intrinsically dynamic nature. Because for decades, echocardiography has …

Speckle‐tracking echocardiography has recently emerged as a quantitative ultrasound
technique for accurately evaluating myocardial function by analyzing the motion of speckles …

Background This study was planned by the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to Standardize
Deformation Imaging to (1) test the variability of speckle-tracking global longitudinal strain …

BACKGROUND Deformation parametersdstrain and strain rate Strain is a dimensionless
quantity of myocardial deformation. The so-called Langrangian strain (e) is mathematically …

Echocardiographic strain and strain-rate imaging (deformation imaging) is a new non-
invasive method for assessment of myocardial function. Due to its ability to differentiate …

American Society of Echocardiography Recommendations for Performance, Interpretation,
and Application of Stress Echocardiography - Journal of the American Society of …

During the past several years, strain and strain rate imaging have emerged as a quantitative
technique to accurately estimate myocardial function and contractility. Non-Doppler, 2 …

Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is evolving as a useful echocardiographic tool for quantitative
assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function. Recent studies have …

The left atrium has an important role in modulating left ventricular filling and is an important
biomarker of cardiovascular disease and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. While …

Recent developments in the field of echocardiography have allowed the cardiologist to
objectively quantify regional and global myocardial function. Regional deformation (strain) …