标题:Speckle tracking stress echocardiography in children: interobserver and intraobserver reproducibility and the impact of echocardiographic image quality
摘要:. Surprisingly, there was no significant difference in reproducibility between optimal, intermediate and poor quality of echocardiographic images. STE derived strain and strain rate measurements in children are feasible and highly reproducible during semisupine cycle ergometric stress echocardiography. Echocardiographic image quality does not seem to influence strain (rate) reproducibility. Myocardial deformation measurements in images with suboptimal visualization quality must be interpreted with caution.