May 15, 1996Circulation
Echocardiographic Quantification of Regional Left Ventricular Wall Motion With Color Kinesis
Why the study?
Does color kinesis echocardiography provide accurate quantitative evaluation of regional left ventricular wall motion compared to expert reader interpretation?
Population
60 subjects (20 normal subjects and 40 patients with regional wall motion abnormalities)
Comparison
Color kinesis echocardiography with quantitative… vs Qualitative echocardiographic interpretation by…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support automated LV wall motion quantification in select settings; leaves open prospective validation before wider adoption.
Structured PICO
Does color kinesis echocardiography provide accurate quantitative evaluation of regional left ventricular wall motion compared to expert reader interpretation?
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Population
60 subjects (20 normal subjects and 40 patients with regional wall motion abnormalities)
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Intervention
Color kinesis echocardiography with quantitative segmental analysis
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Comparator
Qualitative echocardiographic interpretation by two experienced readers
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Outcome
Feasibility and accuracy of quantitative segmental analysis of color kinesis images for evaluating regional systolic endocardial motionsurrogate
Color kinesis is a feasible and accurate automated tool for quantifying regional left ventricular wall motion, performing comparably to experienced echocardiographers.
Cite This Study
Lang et al. (1996) studied this question.