Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of out-of-plane motion on discrepancies in strain measurements between two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. Methods Two-dimensional and 3D…
Background Three-dimensional echocardiographic (3DE) analysis provides better measurements of left ventricular (LV) volumes, ejection fraction, myocardial deformation, and dyssynchrony. Many studies have shown that this technique has high intrainstitutional reproducibility….
Background Although not recommended in isolation, visual estimation of echocardiographic ejection fraction (EF) is widely applied to confirm quantitative EF. However, interobserver variability for EF estimation has been reported to…
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the value of three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography for the detection of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with aortic valvular disease (AVD)….
Background Visual left ventricular (LV) wall motion scoring is well established for the assessment of LV function, yet it is subjective, circumstantial, and relative and requires long training. Quantification of…
Elizabeth F. McIlwain, MHS, RDCS, RCS, FASE I am privileged to teach in the cardiovascular ultrasound program at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA. Each fall I meet…
Shubhika Srivastava, MD, FASE Leo Lopez, MD, FASE In an effort to evaluate the infrastructure for personnel, equipment, and workflow in academic pediatric echocardiography laboratories, the ASE Pediatric and Congenital…
The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASE recognizes courses as supplements to formal training…
Benjamin F. Byrd, III, MD, FASE This end-of-year President’s Message deals with two topics of critical importance to the Society—first, membership renewal for 2014; and second, the ASE Foundation, which…
A Ablation ; see Catheter ablation Accuracy of results ; see Reproducibility of results Adipose tissue Brown adipose tissue blood flow and mass in obesity: a contrast ultrasound study in…
