Title :
Using a noninvasive index of local segmental electromechanical delay in the eevaluation of left ventricular myocardium dyssynchrony
Author :
Zakharchuk, N.V. ; Bilynskyi, Ye.O. ; Vitovskyi, R.M. ; Batsak, B.V.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Biomed. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract :
In this work we developed a new noninvasive index of local segmental electromechanical delay by the simultaneous use of electrical, mechanical and anatomical data obtained from Vector-Electrocardiography (VCG), Speckle Tracking Echocardiography (STE), Computer Tomography (CT) Imaging respectively, in order to provide a better characterization of electromechanical coupling in the left ventricle. This index could be useful to select patients for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) and for the assessment of its effectiveness.
Keywords :
biomechanics; computerised tomography; echocardiography; electrocardiography; muscle; patient treatment; CRT; CT imaging; STE; VCG; anatomical data; cardiac resynchronization therapy; computer tomography; electrical data; electromechanical coupling; left ventricle; left ventricular myocardium dyssynchrony; local segmental electromechanical delay; mechanical data; noninvasive index; speckle tracking echocardiography; vector electrocardiography; Delays; Echocardiography; Heart; Image segmentation; Medical treatment; Speckle; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Computer Tomography; Local Segmental Electromechanical Delay; Speckle Tracking Echocardiography; Vector-Electrocardiography;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and Nanotechnology (ELNANO), 2015 IEEE 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kiev
DOI :
10.1109/ELNANO.2015.7146917
