New speckle-tracking algorithm for right ventricular volume analysis from three-dimensional echocardiographic data sets: validation with cardiac magnetic resonance and comparison with the previous analysis tool

Conclusion
Novel vendor-independent 3DE software enables an accurate, reproducible and faster quantitation of RV volumes and ejection fraction. Rather than optional, systematic verification of border tracking quality and manual editing are mandatory to ensure accurate 3DE measurements. These findings are relevant for echocardiography laboratories aiming to implement 3DE for RV analysis for both research and clinical purposes.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - October 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Muraru, D., Spadotto, V., Cecchetto, A., Romeo, G., Aruta, P., Ermacora, D., Jenei, C., Cucchini, U., Iliceto, S., Badano, L. P. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research