The non-invasive quantification of regional myocardial function is an important goal in
clinical cardiology. Myocardial thickening/thinning indices is one method of attempting to …

With the developments in ultrasound transducer technology and both hardware and
software computing, real-time volumetric imaging has become widely available …

The regional function of the left ventricle can be visualized in real-time using the new strain
rate imaging method. Deformation or strain of a tissue segment occurs over time during the …

Written by more than 400 subject experts representing diverse academic and applied
domains, this multidisciplinary resource surveys the vanguard of biomaterials and …

Early detection of cardiovascular diseases has been a very active research area in the
medical imaging field. Assessment of the local and global mechanical functions is one of the …

Strain rate (SR) and strain (ε) have been proposed as new ultrasound (US) indices for
quantifying regional wall deformation, and can be measured from color Doppler myocardial …

Though myocardial viscoelasticity is essential in the evaluation of heart diastolic properties,
it has never been noninvasively measured in vivo. By the ultrasonic measurement of the …

A study is presented in which the feasibility of two-dimensional strain rate estimation of the
human heart in vivo has been demonstrated. To do this, ultrasonic B-mode data were …

Background—Knowledge of the physical properties of atherosclerotic plaque is essential
when evaluating its vulnerability in a clinical setting. Such knowledge, however, is still …

Strain (deformation) and strain rate (velocity of deformation) are parameters of regional
myocardial function which can be calculated at the bedside from tissue Doppler …