Is there anyone who uses tissue velocity imaging routinely? If so, is there any article out there that discusses the use of it? Do you find TVI useful?...
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ALBOLIRAS, ERNERIO - ...
ealboliras
Aug 2, 2011 6:34 pm
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Hello, Â It is part of the diastology protocol at a few hospitals in the bay area. Usually the apical 4 focusing on the LV lateral and the inferior basal of...
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altaf essani
altafessani
Aug 2, 2011 6:57 pm
Can any body discuss the pitfalls to measure IVS  Thanks   Altaf Essani RDCS, RVT, RDMS       From: Yeung Wen <wenyeung@...> To:...
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Gershom Lichtenberg
gershomsl
Aug 2, 2011 8:31 pm
Are you talking about TDI of the IVS or IVS thickness? Gershom Lichtenberg, RDCS Echocardiographer Rambam Healthcare Campus Haifa, Israel...
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vuedoc@...
Aug 2, 2011 8:31 pm
For me, it is a standard protocol. I take the lateral and medial mitral annulus measurements (lateral is always the greater velocity) and average them for...
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Renata Revel-Chion
renatarevelc...
Aug 3, 2011 1:41 pm
Excellent descriptions. I do agree with vuedoc. It is useful and helps a lot more than the conventional Doppler measurements, When it comes to RV can predict a...
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Dharmesh Agrawal
adharmesh77
Aug 3, 2011 1:42 pm
dear yeung wen, i do use tissue doppler routinely. As a part for diastology on the medial and lateral mitral annulus( usually lateral one is higher). Another...
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altaf essani
altafessani
Aug 4, 2011 2:23 pm
thickness  From: Gershom Lichtenberg <gershomsl@...> To: echocardiography@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 3:05 PM Subject: Re:...
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Yeung Wen
wenyeung
Aug 4, 2011 2:23 pm
Thank you, everyone, for your input. At my facility, we do tissue doppler routinely as well. My question was whether tissue velocity doppler is being used. It...
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Harvinder Bedi
kabirose005
Aug 4, 2011 5:32 pm
I am working on incorporating a couple of 3 D images for LVEF quantification purpose into our echo protocol. Does any one know the CPT code for the same so...
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spsengupta
Aug 4, 2011 5:33 pm
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J. David Mut
dmutmaza
Aug 5, 2011 2:32 pm
That is right, the LA volume is considered an independent risk factor for incresed mortality, etc. Just the ap lenght not. That is the current recomendation...
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Gershom Lichtenberg
gershomsl
Aug 5, 2011 2:33 pm
The IVS is not a uniformly thick structure, but it is trabeculated and has structures adjacent to it especially on the right side. It is very helpful to look...
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vuedoc@...
Aug 5, 2011 5:01 pm
Thank you. I am glad to have some support in this. Many of my colleagues have not yet embraced this concept of volume differing markedly from A-P diameter...
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vuedoc@...
Aug 5, 2011 5:29 pm
So true. I have seen many technologists measure trabeculations on both the left and right sides of the septum, as well as chordae and papillary muscle...
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Dharmesh Agrawal
adharmesh77
Aug 8, 2011 3:52 pm
dear all can somebody tell me how to apply this for TEE. which view one should measure la volume and how to do and what is the cut off value. dr dharmesh m.d.,...
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Joe Kreeger
kreeger195
Aug 8, 2011 3:52 pm
A major pitfall of the A/P method of measuring left atrial dimension that I have encountered is that in patients with a small A/P internal thoracic dimension...
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cemagal
Aug 9, 2011 2:41 pm
Hi, I am helping one of my echo techs with getting registered with ARDMS. Requirements have changed since I took it. For the SPI (Physics) exam it now...
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Charles Lloyd
lloydce53
Aug 9, 2011 6:09 pm
Maybe try Oregon Institute of Tech or Florida has a school that has a totally on line program. Both schools are accredited To: echocardiography@yahoogroups.com...
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cemagal
Aug 11, 2011 3:40 pm
To drape or not to drape....... I have been doing echo for 8 years and have always used a towel to drape female patients. I have two techs that don't drape....
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Roger Aba
rogeraba79
Aug 11, 2011 3:40 pm
Would that be more of Strain (GE post processing)? ... From: Yeung Wen <wenyeung@...> Subject: Re: [echocardiography] TVI To:...
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richburg crystal
cnledford
Aug 11, 2011 4:01 pm
Hello group,  I have been doing echo for 14 years and I have to say that I have "ALWAYS" draped my female patients. I just feel like that is part of the...
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Tai Nguyen
ttn2guyen
Aug 11, 2011 4:01 pm
I'm still a student, but all of my clinical site that I've been to drape's female patient.  I think draping them give them some kind of security, that they...
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Lisa King
lisa.king47@...
Aug 11, 2011 4:01 pm
Yes. Drape please. Sent from my iPhone...
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Thomas Kusant
leftytck
Aug 11, 2011 6:02 pm
Cemagal, Â Â I applaud your take on draping. I have been scanning for 20 years and am always very careful to drape females and never touch bare skin! The...
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Yeung Wen
wenyeung
Aug 11, 2011 6:02 pm
Never thought it's optional. On Aug 11, 2011 11:40 AM, "cemagal" <cemagal@...> wrote:...
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Dennis
echotechdennis
Aug 11, 2011 6:02 pm
We use a gown open to front. We just open slightly for PSLA and then apicle you drape gown over/around breast. Very minimal exposure. Dennis Dzugay RDCS Eva...
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Paula gehr
smart_girl1998
Aug 11, 2011 6:02 pm
Yes we drape here. Â Paula Gehr "Women are angels. And when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly... on a broomstick. we're flexible like that"~...
