Ultrasound Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Ultrasound, including details on screening, diagnosis, pregnancy, detection.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 1 (January)

1. Usefulness of time interval between end of diastolic mitral annular velocity pattern and onset of QRS for predicting left ventricular end-diastolic pressure.
   Am J Cardiol, 99(1): 119-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Relation of electrocardiographic criteria for left atrial enlargement to two-dimensional echocardiographic left atrial volume measurements.
   Am J Cardiol, 99(1): 113-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Relative merits of M-mode echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging for prediction of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
   Am J Cardiol, 99(1): 68-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Is what we clearly see really so obvious? Ultrasonography and transcervical embryo transfer--a review.
   Fertil Steril, 87(1): 1-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Activation of Bak in ultrasound-induced, JNK- and p38-independent apoptosis and its inhibition by Bcl-2.
   Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 353(2): 515-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Contrast echocardiography.
   Curr Probl Cardiol, 32(2): 51-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The role of echocardiography in the assessment of mechanical dyssynchrony and its importance in predicting response to prognosis after cardiac resynchronization therapy.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 91-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Cardiac resynchronization therapy and the emerging role of echocardiography (part 2): the comprehensive examination.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 76-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Cardiac resynchronization therapy and the emerging role of echocardiography (part 1): indications and results from current studies.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 70-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Role of diastolic dyssynchrony in the delayed relaxation pattern of left ventricular filling.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 63-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Mechanisms of reduction of mitral regurgitation by cardiac resynchronization therapy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 54-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Assessment of left ventricular rotation and torsion with two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 45-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. The assessment of left ventricular twist in anterior wall myocardial infarction using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 36-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Advanced quantitative echocardiography in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 27-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. B-type natriuretic peptide is not a marker of ischemia during dobutamine stress echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 23-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Quantitative real-time 3-dimensional stress echocardiography: a preliminary investigation of feasibility and effectiveness.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 13-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Three-dimensional versus two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in mitral valve repair.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(1): 4-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Impact of intraoperative ultrasonography in laparoscopic liver surgery.
    Surg Endosc, 21(2): 181-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. A streaming-based solution for remote visualization of 3D graphics on mobile devices.
    IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph, 13(2): 247-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. The prognostic value of normal exercise myocardial perfusion imaging and exercise echocardiography: a meta-analysis.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 49(2): 227-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. A novel two-dimensional echocardiographic image analysis system using artificial intelligence-learned pattern recognition for rapid automated ejection fraction.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 49(2): 217-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Accuracy of electrocardiographic-gated versus nongated volumetric intravascular ultrasound measurements of coronary arterial narrowing.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(2): 279-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Usefulness of ultrasound contrast agent to improve image quality during real-time three-dimensional stress echocardiography.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(2): 275-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Comparison of diagnostic and therapeutic value of transesophageal echocardiography, intravascular ultrasonic imaging, and intraluminal phased-array imaging in aortic dissection with tear in the descending thoracic aorta (type B).
    Am J Cardiol, 99(2): 270-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Comparison of multidetector computed tomography and two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography for left ventricular assessment in patients with heart failure.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(2): 247-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Corynebacterium minutissimum endocarditis: a case report and review.
    J Infect, 54(2): e79-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Thickening of the pulmonary artery wall in acute intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta.
    Cardiovasc Ultrasound, 5: 1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. A pretest prognostic score to assess patients undergoing exercise or pharmacological stress testing.
    Heart, 93(2): 200-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Left ventricular remodelling index (LVRI) in various pathophysiological conditions: a real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic study.
    Heart, 93(2): 205-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Enhanced flow velocity after stenting of renal arteries is associated with decreased renal function.
    Nephron Clin Pract, 105(2): c84-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. In vivo plaque characterization using intravascular ultrasound-virtual histology in a porcine model of complex coronary lesions.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 27(2): 387-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Age-specific relationship of aortic pulse wave velocity with left ventricular geometry and function in hypertension.
    Hypertension, 49(2): 317-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Left atrial size and risk of major cardiovascular events during antihypertensive treatment: losartan intervention for endpoint reduction in hypertension trial.
    Hypertension, 49(2): 311-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Cranial ultrasound scanning and prediction of outcome in newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus infection.
    J Pediatr, 150(2): 157-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Evaluation of mitral valve area by the proximal isovelocity surface area method in mitral stenosis: could it be simplified?
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 8(2): 116-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Evaluation of the myocardial performance index for early detection of mitoxantrone-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with multiple sclerosis.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 8(2): 144-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects with Amplatzer occluder assessed by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 8(2): 110-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Power Doppler sonography and pulse-inversion harmonic imaging in evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis synovitis.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 188(2): 504-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Contrast-enhanced sonography of intrapancreatic accessory spleen in six patients.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 188(2): 422-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Myocardial ischemic memory imaging with molecular echocardiography.
    Circulation, 115(3): 345-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Effects of physiological aging and cerebrovascular risk factors on the hemodynamic response to brain activation: a functional transcranial Doppler study.
    Eur J Neurol, 14(2): 125-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. External anal sphincter defects in patients with fecal incontinence: comparison of endoanal MR imaging and endoanal US.
    Radiology, 242(2): 463-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Double-outlet right atrium: anatomic and clinical considerations.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 83(2): 619-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Triage and outcome of patients with mediastinal penetrating trauma.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 83(2): 377-82; discussion 382. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Association of atrial fibrillation in patients with interatrial block over prospectively followed controls with comparable echocardiographic parameters.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(3): 390-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Left ventricular diastolic filling pattern at Doppler echocardiography and apoptotic rate in fatal acute myocardial infarction.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(3): 307-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Comparison of two- and three-dimensional echocardiography with sequential magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating left ventricular volume and ejection fraction over time in patients with healed myocardial infarction.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(3): 300-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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