Background Diabetic cardiomyopathy is an increasingly prevalent health issue, with no
specific management options. We examined the impact of weight loss with sleeve …

The aim of this review is to summarize the recent developments in strain imaging, an
evolving technique–from tissue Doppler to 3D echocardiography–for resolving the complex …

Electromechanical wave imaging (EWI) has recently been introduced as a noninvasive,
ultrasound-based imaging modality, which could map the electrical activation of the heart in …

Purpose Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Isometric exercise
training (IET) reduces resting and ambulatory blood pressure; however, few studies have …

A plethora of techniques for cardiac deformation imaging with 3D ultrasound, typically
referred to as 3D speckle tracking techniques, are available from academia and industry …

High-frame-rate echocardiography using unfocused transmit beams and parallel receive
beamforming is a promising method for evaluation of cardiac function, such as imaging of …

The role of functional echocardiography in neonatal intensive care unit is rapidly evolving,
and increasingly neonatologists are using it in making clinical decisions in sick infants …

Almost two decades ago strain and strain rate imaging were proposed as a new, potentially
more sensitive modality for quantifying both regional and global myocardial function. Until …

Objective: In patients with Duchenne's progressive muscular dystrophy (DMD), myocardial
fibrosis begins from the epicardial half of the left ventricular posterior wall. Myocardial strain …

This paper evaluates five 3D ultrasound tracking algorithms regarding their ability to quantify
abnormal deformation in timing or amplitude. A synthetic database of B-mode image …