Technological advances in tissue Doppler imaging echocardiography.
Van de Veire NR, De Sutter J, Bax JJ, Roelandt JR
Department of Cardiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. N.R.L.van_de_Veire@lumc.nl
Tissue Doppler imaging is a recently introduced echocardiographic tool for measuring myocardial velocities. In this article the physical principles and different myocardial velocity imaging modalities are discussed. Examples of practical applications and clinical use of this non-invasive imaging technique are provided.
Published 15 July 2008 in Heart, 94(8): 1065-74.
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