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<p>Continuous developments in cardiovascular imaging, software, and hardware have led to technological advancements that open new ways for assessing myocardial mechanics, hemodynamics, and function. The technical shift from clinical ultrasound machines that rely on conventional line-per-line beam transmissions to ultrafast imaging based on plane or diverging waves provides very high frame rates of up to 5000 Hz with a wide variety of potential new applications, including shear wave imaging, ultrafast speckle tracking, intracardiac flow imaging, and myocardial perfusion imaging. This review provides an overview of these advances and demonstrates potential applications and their possible added value in clinical practice.</p>
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Continuous developments in cardiovascular imaging, software, and hardware have led to technological advancements that open new ways for assessing myocardial mechanics, hemodynamics, and function. The technical shift from clinical ultrasound machines that rely on conventional line-per-line beam transmissions to ultrafast imaging based on plane or diverging waves provides very high frame rates of up to 5000 Hz with a wide variety of potential new applications, including shear wave imaging, ultrafast speckle tracking, intracardiac flow imaging, and myocardial perfusion imaging. This review provides an overview of these advances and demonstrates potential applications and their possible added value in clinical practice.

Translating High-Frame-Rate Imaging into Clinical Practice: Where Do We Stand?

Romanian Journal of Cardiology

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Continuous developments in cardiovascular imaging, software, and hardware have led to technological advancements that open new ways for assessing myocardial...

Translating High-Frame-Rate Imaging into Clinical Practice: Where Do We Stand?

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Jun 30, 2023

Page range: 35 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2023-0008

Keywords
new technology, high-frame-rate imaging, shear wave imaging, ultrafast speckle tracking, coronary ultrafast Doppler angiography

© 2023 Aniela Popescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Translating High-Frame-Rate Imaging into Clinical Practice: Where Do We Stand?

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Jun 30, 2023

Page range: 35 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2023-0008

Keywordsnew technology, high-frame-rate imaging, shear wave imaging, ultrafast speckle tracking, coronary ultrafast Doppler angiography

© 2023 Aniela Popescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
new technology, high-frame-rate imaging, shear wave imaging, ultrafast speckle tracking, coronary ultrafast Doppler angiography