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What Are Echo Tops?

Echo tops are not the same as cloud tops; they represent the highest mean sea level (msl) altitude where radar reflectivity reaches 18 dBZ within a precipitation core, derived from NEXRAD Doppler ...
Open Heart

Ultrafast ultrasound shear wave elastography: a novel approach for assessing myocardial stiffening in congenital aortic stenosis

Background Congenital aortic stenosis (ConAoS) accounts for approximately 4%–8% of all congenital heart diseases. Chronic ...
Nature

Role of functional echocardiographic parameters in the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension

Survival of the extremely preterm infants has increased with advances in neonatal/perinatal therapies. The reported incidence of extreme prematurity in the US was 1.38% out of a total of 52,302 births ...
Nature

Advanced 4-chamber echocardiography techniques enable clinically matched precise characterization of heart disease progression in mice

Transthoracic echocardiography remains the primary non-invasive method for assessing cardiac function in clinical practice. However, technical challenges in acquiring accurate apical ...