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SPECKLE TRACKING. INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATIONS. ©JLRIVERA 2010. STRAIN RATE ANALYSIS IS EVALUATED IN EITHER A BULL’S EYE REPRESENTATION OR IN THE FORM OF STRAIN RATE CURVES . SUMMARY.
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SPECKLE TRACKING INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATIONS ©JLRIVERA 2010
STRAIN RATE ANALYSIS IS EVALUATED IN EITHER A BULL’S EYE REPRESENTATION OR IN THE FORM OF STRAIN RATE CURVES
SUMMARY • SPECKLE TRACKING IS A MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUE FOR TRACKING AND EVALUATING THE MOVEMENT OF THE MYOCARDIUM THRU THE CARDIAC CYCLE. • IT CAN BE USED IN NUMEROUS APPLICATIONS TO MATHEMATICALLY REPRESENT MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION OR DYSFUNCTION