Tissue Doppler Echocardiography: Future Developments.

Echocardiography

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Published: July 1999

The use of color-coded tissue Doppler echocardiography has resulted in rapid technological advances in the evaluation of cardiac function. This article describes some of these exciting new advances, including curved M-mode analysis and strain rate imaging. Data from studies in animals and humans are presented to demonstrate the potential clinical use of this new echocardiographic diagnostic tool.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.1999.tb00098.xDOI Listing

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