Speckle tracking ultrasonography as a new tool to assess diaphragmatic function: a feasibility study [PDF]
Ultrasonography, 2022 A reliable method of measuring diaphragmatic function at the bedside is still lacking. Widely used two-dimensional (2D) ultrasonographic measurements, such as diaphragm excursion, diaphragm thickness, and fractional thickening (FT) have failed to show ...
Sebastian Johannes Fritsch +7 more
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Using TAPSE versus speckle tracking in assessment of right ventricular function in healthy heavy chronic cigarette smokers [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2022 Background Smoking increases risks of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity by multiple potential mechanisms. The right ventricle hasn’t been well studied in the healthy heavy smokers’ population in which chest causes of right ventricle dysfunction hasn’
Ahmed Faheem Abdo +2 more
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Accuracy of speckle tracking in the context of stress echocardiography in short axis view: An in vitro validation study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 This study aimed to test the accuracy of a speckle tracking algorithm to assess myocardial deformation in a large range of heart rates and strain magnitudes compared to sonomicrometry.Using a tissue-mimicking phantom with cyclic radial deformation ...
Amir Hodzic +9 more
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The comparison of 2D and 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography values in young athletes
Спортивная медицина: наука и практика, 2020 Objective: to analyze the parameters of 2D and 3D transthoracic echocardiography (TEE) with speckle-tracking technology in young athletes. Materials and methods: 79 athletes (52 male, 27 female, median age 20,5±3,7 years) undergone prospective analysis ...
O. P. Mamaeva +5 more
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Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 2023 Background: In rheumatic severe mitral stenosis, right ventricular mechanics deteriorate with the increasing severity of mitral stenosis. Therefore, we aimed to investigate right ventricular mechanics in patients with mild mitral stenosis using 3 ...
Esra Poyraz +3 more
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Diagnostic utility of Speckle tracking Echocardiography in detection of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis [PDF]
Zagazig University Medical JournalBackground: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a shorter life expectancy and a higher risk of cardiovascular death than the general population. Speckle tracking echocardiography may detect early myocardial dysfunction in RA patients. Aim of the
Samaa Hassan +4 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 In recent years, cardiovascular disease has garnered increasing attention as the second leading cause of death in individuals with acromegaly, following malignancy.
Rong Huang +11 more
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Majalah Kardiologi Indonesia, 2013 Background In daily practice, evaluation of RV useful in patients with COPD because of its affect prognostic value. Invasive and non-invasive imaging in the evaluation of RV function has several limitations because RV geometry.
Mochamad Arif Nugroho +7 more
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Temperature Mapping Using Ultrasound Digital Images [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2005 Introduction: The success of hyperthermia depends on the accuracy of the temperature monitoring in the tumor and the surrounding normal tissue.
A. Nurouzi +4 more
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Impact of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy on Right Ventricular Function using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2020 Background: Ischemic cardiomyopathy [ICM] refers to the reduced pumping ability of the heart due to damage of myocardium as a result of ischemia. Thus, early detection of coronary artery disease could save the myocardium.
Abdelmohsen Mostafa Aboualia +1 more
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