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. 2018 Aug 2;84(Suppl 1):30–45. doi: 10.1038/s41390-018-0080-2

Fig. 8.

Fig. 8

2D Speckle Tracking Echocardiography. Speckles are acoustic back scatter that form a unique pattern within the myocardial walls. Those can be tracked throughout the cardiac cycle to derive deformation measurements. In this apical 3-chamber view of the LV, the myocardial walls are divided into segments and deformation parameters are presented individually for each segment to determine regional function. In addition, deformation for the whole region of interest is used to determine global function