Information About Radiology
Category Cardiac Measurement Term Right Ventricular Strain Definition of Right Ventricular Strain Quantitative Assessment Of RV Longitudinal Deformation Notes About Right Ventricular Strain Important In Pulmonary Hypertension And RV Dysfunction
Category Cardiac Measurement Term Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (MAPSE) Definition of Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (MAPSE) Linear Measure Of Longitudinal LV Function From M Mode Or 2D Notes About Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (MAPSE) Simple Surrogate For Systolic Function
Category Cardiac Measurement Term Regurgitation Severity Definition of Regurgitation Severity Grading Of Backward Flow Through A Valve Using Color And Spectral Doppler Notes About Regurgitation Severity Integrate Multiple Parameters For Accurate Grading
Category Cardiac Measurement Term Strain Imaging Definition of Strain Imaging Quantification Of Myocardial Deformation As Percentage Change In Length Notes About Strain Imaging Global Longitudinal Strain Is A Sensitive Marker Of LV Function
Category Cardiac Measurement Term Speckle Tracking Strain Definition of Speckle Tracking Strain Tracking Of Myocardial Speckle Patterns To Calculate Strain And Strain Rate Notes About Speckle Tracking Strain Useful For Early LV Dysfunction Detection
Category Cardiac Measurement Term Strain Rate Definition of Strain Rate Rate Of Myocardial Deformation Over Time Complementary To Strain Notes About Strain Rate Useful In Ischemia And Dyssynchrony Assessment