%0 Journal Article %T Cardiac fluid dynamics meets deformation imaging %A Dario Collia %A Davide Stolfo %A Gianfranco Sinagra %A Gianni Pedrizzetti %A Giovanni Tonti %A Matteo Dal Ferro %A Pierluigi Lesizza %A Renata Korcova %A Valerio De Paris %J Archive of "Cardiovascular Ultrasound". %D 2018 %R 10.1186/s12947-018-0122-2 %X The knowledge of endocardial borders in regular B-mode (left side, is an generic exemplary image) along the entire heartbeat can be used for a comprehensive assessment of cardiac mechanics based on volumes, deformation, and flow (right side). Volume curve and EF provide a primary measure of cardiac function; strain represents a second level of information whose clinical value was demonstrated in literature; a flow force provides a further level of knowledg %K Cardiac fluid dynamics %K Speckle tracking %K Deformation imaging %K Hemodynamic forces %K Intraventricular pressure gradient %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819081/