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Chapter-34 Advanced Noninvasive Quantification Techniques in Echocardiography

BOOK TITLE: Comprehensive Textbook of Echocardiography (2 Volumes)

Author
1. Nanda Navin C
2. Mumm Bernhard
ISBN
9789350906347
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11889_34
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2014
Pages
27
Author Affiliations
1. UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, The Kirklin Clinic, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Echocardiography A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques; International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound (ISCU)
2. TomTec Imaging Systems, GmbH, Edisonstr, Unterschleissheim, Germany
Chapter keywords
Advanced quantification, Echocardiography, 2D measurements, Advanced 3D, Echo quantification tools, Aortic valve, Cardiac CT, Cardiac MRI, Heart chamber segmentation, LV ejection, MV assessment, Left ventricle, Right ventricular

Abstract

Most of the recent available technologies for “advanced quantification in echocardiography” are described in this chapter. The advanced quantification techniques will help to develop cardiac imaging and especially echocardiography from a qualitative to a quantitative diagnostic tool. Further automation of the analysis tools and software solutions will help to increase the reproducibility of measurements and to reduce the intra- and inter-observer variability. In the future, clinical guidelines will be essential to agree on the terminology and proper clinical use of the various new technologies. Further workflow integrations into the routine diagnostic systems and PACS workstations will lead to a wider use of the described advanced quantification technologies. The combination and fusion of different imaging modalities such as MRI, CT, single photon emission computed tomography, positron emission tomography, XA, and echo will lead to a more complete assessment of cardiac structures and function are described in this chapter. 49 comprehensive and self-explanatory images are included in this chapter. And 59 references are given at the end of the chapter to facilitate further reading.

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