A new automated system to identify a consistent sampling position to make tissue Doppler and transmitral Doppler measurements of E, E′ and E/E

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 155; no. 3; pp. 394 - 399
• Main Authors: Dhutia, Niti M, Cole, Graham D, Willson, Keith, Rueckert, Daniel, Parker, Kim H, Hughes, Alun D, Francis, Darrel P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 22.03.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Algorithms; Automated; Automation - instrumentation; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular system; Diastolic; Doppler; Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Doppler - instrumentation; Equipment Design; Heart; Heart failure; Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Medical sciences; Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging; Mitral Valve - physiopathology; Pulsed; Reproducibility of Results; Severity of Illness Index; Systolic; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Heart failure; Echocardiography; Automated; Systolic; Pulsed; Diastolic; Doppler; Sonography; Doppler ultrasound study; Measurement; Position; Samplings; Tissue doppler; Cardiovascular disease; Heart disease; Automatic system; Cardiology; Sampling

Abstract Background Transmitral pulse wave (PW) Doppler and annular tissue Doppler velocity measurements provide valuable diagnostic and prognostic information. However, they depend on an echocardiographer manually selecting positions to make the measurements. This is time-consuming and open to vari...