ArticleUltrasound in medicine & biology2018
Assessment of Diastolic Function Using Ultrasound Elastography.
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- Validation of shear wave elastography for assessing myocardial fibrosis in patients with end-stage heart failure.European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging · 2026Article
- Open-chest cardiac ultrasound-mediated imaging with a vacuum coupler.Medical physics · 2025Article
- Impact of loading, heart rate, and short episodes of ischaemia on myocardial stiffness assessed using shear wave elastography in an open-chest animal model.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2025Article
- Continuous shear wave measurements for dynamic cardiac stiffness evaluation in pigs.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Novel Imaging Technologies for Accurate Assessment of Cardiac Allograft Performance.Current transplantation reports · 2023Article
- A direct comparison of natural and acoustic-radiation-force-induced cardiac mechanical waves.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Shear wave elasticity imaging (SWEI) is a novel ultrasound elastography technique for assessing tissue stiffness. In this study, we investigate the potential of SWEI for providing diastolic functional assessment. In 11 isolated rabbit hearts, pressure-volume (PV) measurements were recorded simultaneously with SWEI recordings from the left ventricle free wall before and after induction of global ischemia. PV-based end diastolic stiffness increased by 100% after ischemia (p <0.05), and SWEI stiffness showed an increase of 103% (p <0.05). The relaxation time constant (τ) before and after ischemia derived from pressure and SWEI curves showed increases of 79% and 76%, respectively (p <0.05). A linear regression between pressure-derived and SWEI-based (τ) showed a slope of 1.164 with R
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