Thanks and Best Wishes to Alan D. Waggoner
Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, RDCS, FASE This month’s Sonography Council Yellow Pages mark a bitter-sweet moment in the history of echocardiography. One of our beloved colleagues, Alan Waggoner, has decided…
Geometric Assessment of Regional Left Ventricular Remodeling by Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Shape Analysis Correlates with Left Ventricular Function
Background Left ventricular (LV) volumes and ejection fraction derived from two-dimensional echocardiography are two measures of adverse LV remodeling, which predict survival in patients with systolic heart failure. However, the…
Extensive or Restricted Ultrasound Protocols to Measure Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Analysis of Completeness Rates and Impact on Observed Rates of Change Over Time
Background Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) vary considerably with regard to carotid sites and angles that are assessed. Measurements from the carotid bifurcation and internal carotid artery…
Measuring Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness: Simplicity Versus Complexity?
We believe that the report by Peters et al. in this issue of JASE makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how to perform carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) measurements in…
Evaluation of Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Speckle-Tracking Strain Parameters
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the capacity and reproducibility of three-dimensional echocardiographic (3DE) strain parameters in the assessment of global left ventricular (LV) systolic function. Methods…
Automated Quantification of Mitral Inflow and Aortic Outflow Stroke Volumes by Three-Dimensional Real-Time Volume Color-Flow Doppler Transthoracic Echocardiography: Comparison with Pulsed-Wave Doppler and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Background The aim of this study was to compare the feasibility, accuracy, and reproducibility of automated quantification of mitral inflow and aortic stroke volumes (SVs) using real-time three-dimensional volume color-flow…
Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in Paravalvular Aortic Regurgitation Assessment after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Background Paravalvular aortic regurgitation (AR) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is common, but the evaluation of its severity by two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) presents several constrains. The aim…
Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Curvature Analysis: A New Approach to Left Ventricular Remodeling with Clinical Applications to Be Discovered
Left ventricular (LV) remodeling is a serious process that may lead to fatal heart failure and can be caused by many cardiovascular diseases, such as ischemic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis,…
Automated Measurement of Stroke Volumes by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Doppler Echocardiography: Coming of Age?
Conventional Doppler echocardiography, including pulsed-wave, continuous-wave, and color-flow Doppler techniques, is an integral component of an echocardiographic study for the diagnosis and assessment of cardiovascular disease. It is used routinely…
EAE/ASE Recommendations for Image Acquisition and Display Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
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