CONTRAST / STRAIN

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DEFINITY

CONTRAST AGENT USED TO BETTER VISUALIZE ENDOCARDIAL BORDERS FOR SHUNT DETECTION

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NORMAL STRAIN BULLSEYE

UNIFORM SHORTENING

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AMYLOIDOSIS STRAIN

APICAL SPARING

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TISSUE DOPLER (VELOCITY)

parallel alignment between the ultrasound beam and the direction of myocardial motion

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SPECKLE TRACKING (DEFORMATION MEASUREMENT)

used to determine myocardial strain because it is not angle dependent and has a better signal to noise ratio