Publication
Title
Deformation imaging and rotational mechanics in neonates : a guide to image acquisition, measurement, interpretation, and reference values
Author
Institution/Organisation
European Special Interest Grp Neon
Abstract
Advances in neonatal cardiac imaging permit a more comprehensive assessment of myocardial performance in neonates that could not be previously obtained with conventional imaging. Myocardial deformation analysis is an emerging quantitative echocardiographic technique to characterize global and regional ventricular function in neonates. Cardiac strain is a measure of tissue deformation and strain rate is the rate at which deformation occurs. These measurements are obtained in neonates using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) or two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). There is an expanding body of literature describing longitudinal reference ranges and maturational patterns of strain values in term and preterm infants. A thorough understanding of deformation principles, the technical aspects, and clinical applicability is a prerequisite for its routine clinical use in neonates. This review explains the fundamental concepts of deformation imaging in the term and preterm population, describes in a comparative manner the two major deformation imaging methods, provides a practical guide to the acquisition and interpretation of data, and discusses their recognized and developing clinical applications in neonates.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Pediatric research / International Pediatric Research Foundation. - Baltimore, Md, 1967, currens
Publication
New york : Nature publishing group , 2018
ISSN
0031-3998 [print]
1530-0447 [online]
DOI
10.1038/S41390-018-0080-2
Volume/pages
84 :1s:[S] (2018) , 16 p.
ISI
000458860800006
Pubmed ID
30072804
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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