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Figure 1 Two-Dimensional Strain Imaging
In the left panels, the 2-dimensional strain images are represented. The arrows depict the type of deformation assessed in each view: radial thickening (A), circumferential shortening (B), and longitudinal shortening (C). The middle and right panels demonstrate the segmental time-strain curves for a synchronous (middle panels) and dyssynchronous (right panels) left ventricle for each view. Time differences in peak-systolic strain (t) between anteroseptal (AS) and posterior (P) segments, in short-axis view, and between basal-septal (BS) and basal-lateral (BL) segments, in 4-chamber view, can be obtained from these curves.
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