Influence of ultrasound transmit frequency on measurement of global longitudinal strain on 2D speckle tracking echocardiography.
Sci Rep
; 13(1): 22196, 2023 12 14.
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ABSTRACT
The reproducibility of longitudinal strain measured by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2DSTE) may be affected by ultrasound settings. This study investigated the effect of transmit ultrasound frequency on global longitudinal strain (GLS) by 2DSTE. Apical, 2- and 4-chamber, and long-axis views were obtained in consecutive 162 patients using Philips ultrasound devices. Three different frequency presets were used sequentially high resolution (HRES, 1.9 to 2.1 MHz), general (HGEN, 1.6 to 1.8 MHz), and penetration mode (HPEN, 1.3 to 1.6 MHz). GLS values were determined for each preset using the Philips Q-station software, resulting in GLS-HRES, GLS-HGEN, and GLS-HPEN. Among the 151 patients with successfully measured GLS, a significant difference in GLS was observed among the three presets (p < 0.0001). GLS-HRES (- 17.9 ± 4.4%) showed a slightly smaller magnitude compared to GLS-HGEN (- 18.8 ± 4.5%, p < 0.0001) and GLS-HPEN (- 18.8 ± 4.5%, p < 0.0001), with absolute differences of 1.1 ± 1.0% and 1.1 ± 1.2%, respectively. This variation in GLS with frequency was evident in patients with both optimal (n = 104) and suboptimal (n = 47) image quality and remained consistent regardless of ultrasound devices, ischemic etiology, or ejection fraction. In conclusion, ultrasound frequency had only a modest effect on GLS measurements. GLS may be reliably assessed in most cases regardless of the ultrasound frequency used.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Función Ventricular Izquierda
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Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sci Rep
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido