Speckle tracking based on block matching is the most common method for multi-
dimensional motion estimation in ultrasound elasticity imaging. Extension of 2-D methods to …

A plethora of techniques for cardiac deformation imaging with 3D ultrasound, typically
referred to as 3D speckle tracking techniques, are available from academia and industry …

Widely-used 1-D/2-D speckle tracking techniques in elasticity imaging often experience
significant speckle decorrelation in applications involving large elevational motion (ie, out of …

Speckle tracking methods refer to motion tracking methods based on speckle patterns in
ultrasound images. They are commonly used in ultrasound based elasticity imaging …

Echocardiography provides valuable information to diagnose heart dysfunction. A typical
exam records several minutes of real-time cardiac images. To enable complete analysis of …

In this paper we introduce a new speckle tracking method that is based on the standard time-
domain cross correlation strain estimation (TDE). We call this method time-domain cross …

Speckle tracking provides robust motion estimation necessary to create accurate post-
processed images. These methods are known to be less accurate in the lateral dimension …

Speckle tracking is a common method for non-rigid tissue motion analysis in 3D
echocardiography, where unique texture patterns are tracked through the cardiac cycle …

Speckle Tracking is one of the most prominent techniques used to estimate the regional
movement of the heart based on ultrasound acquisitions. Many different approaches have …

Cardiac motion has been tracked using various methods, which vary in their invasiveness
and dimensionality. One such noninvasive modality for cardiac motion tracking is …