Real-Time Assessment of Myocardial Contractility Using Shear Wave Imaging

Mathieu Pernot (1, 2) , Mathieu Couade (1, 2, 3) , Philippe Mateo (4) , Bertrand Crozatier (4) , Rodolphe Fischmeister (5, 4) , Mickaël Tanter (1, 2)

1 Physique des ondes pour la médecine
2 IL - Institut Langevin - Ondes et Images (UMR7587)
3 SuperSonic Imagine
4 IFR141, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Sud 11
5 CARPAT (UMRS1180) - Signalisation et physiopathologie cardiovasculaire

The goal of this study was to assess whether myocardial stiffness could be measured by Shear Wave Imaging (SWI) and whether myocardial stiffness accurately quantified myocardial function. Background SWI is a novel ultrasound-based technique for quantitative, local and non-invasive

Domaines: Cardiologie et système cardiovasculaire

Mathieu Pernot, Mathieu Couade, Philippe Mateo, Bertrand Crozatier, Rodolphe Fischmeister, et al.. Real-Time Assessment of Myocardial Contractility Using Shear Wave Imaging. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2011, 58 (1), pp.65-72. ⟨10.1016/j.jacc.2011.02.042⟩. ⟨hal-02940310⟩