Marek Belohlavek

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: The myofiber geometry of the left ventricle (LV) changes gradually from a right-handed helix in the subendocardium to a left-handed one in subepicardium as mentioned in this paper, and the link between LV deformation and the intracavitary flow direction observed during each phase of the cardiac cycle.

TL;DR: The 2DSE demonstrated good overall correlation and agreement with sonomicrometry for the tested in vitro and in vivo values, and some caution is needed for combinations of low strains and strain rates.

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.