Skip to main content

Table 1 The additional value of tissue deformation imaging in the field of echocardiography

From: Echocardiographic quantification of myocardial function using tissue deformation imaging, a guide to image acquisition and analysis using tissue Doppler and speckle tracking

Additional value

Potential utilities

Unmasking subtle pathology

Early diagnosis coronary artery disease [28] and cardiomyopathy [23]

Quantifying myocardial function

Objective assessment of regional function [29]

Visualizing timing issues

Quantification of timing within a heart cycle [30]

Detecting subtle changes over time

Therapy evaluation in patient follow-up [31]

Improving inter/intra observer variability

Increasing accuracy of stress echocardiography [32]