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Feasibility and reliability of strain and strain rate measurement in neonates by optimizing the analysis parameters
Eirik Nestaas1, Asbjorn Stoylen, Leiv Sandvik
1Department of Paediatrics, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. eirikpda@start.no
Abstract:
The optimal combination of region-of-interest (ROI) size and strain length (SL) allowing two-segment strain and strain rate analyses in term neonates was investigated. The impact of different ROI sizes and SLs on the strain and strain rate beat-to-beat variation (BBV) was assessed in 80 good-quality tissue velocity images. Both BBVs decreased with increased ROI length and with increased SL (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the BBVs for ROI width 2, 3 and 4 mm (p > 0.05). Among the combinations eligible for two segment analysis, the lowest BBVs were found using SL 10 mm, ROI length 1 mm and ROI width 3 mm. Using this combination, the mean difference between the single-cycle value and two-cycle compound value for peak systolic strain rate was 6.2%, peak systolic strain was 2.9% and end systolic strain was 3.2% of the two-cycle compound mean values. Hence, strain and strain rate measurement in tissue velocity images in neonates is feasible and reliable.
