Mani A. Vannan

TL;DR: Currently available techniques that allow quantitative assessment of myocardial function via image-based analysis of local myocardials dynamics, including Doppler tissue imaging and speckle-tracking echocardiography, as well as integrated backscatter analysis are described.

TL;DR: This document describes the current and potential clinical applications of these techniques and their strengths and weaknesses, briefly surveys a selection of the relevant published literature while highlighting normal and abnormal findings in the context of different cardiovascular pathologies, and summarizes the unresolved issues, future research priorities, and recommended indications for clinical use.

TL;DR: This activity aims to demonstrate an increased knowledge of the applications for contrast echocardiography and their impact on cardiac diagnosis, and to assess the common pitfalls in contrast imaging and use stepwise, guideline-based contrast equipment setup and contrast agent administration techniques to optimize image acquisition.

TL;DR: It was feasible to quantify LV vorticity arrangement by CE using particle image velocimetry in normal subjects and those with LV systolic dysfunction, and the vortivity imaging by CE may serve as a novel approach to depict vortex, the principal quantity to assess the flow structure.

TL;DR: The structure and function of the left ventricle is examined relative to the potential clinical application of DTI and speckle tracking in assessing the global mechanical sequence of theleft ventricular wall in vivo.