"Strain imaging ensures you only see active contraction, which is why it is so important for defect analysis…"
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Diagnosoft® SENC
Strain-encoding, or SENC, is a new MR imaging technique designed to help physicians measure regional contraction, or relaxation, of the heart’s myocardium. Diagnosoft® SENC enables quantification of Cardiac MRI data to improve diagnosis and guide monitoring and treatment of coronary artery disease. Ultimately, SENC provides an objective and rapid way to assess regional variations in muscle contraction due to ischemia, myocardial infarction, or other causes.
      Benefits
Improves Accuracy: By measuring the motion of the segments of the heart, including regional strain and twisting of the left ventricle. Enhances Precision: Strain maps produced by Diagnosoft SENC clearly show the degree and exact location of regional dysfunction. Increase Speed: Using SENC, image quantification is produced in a very short time, much shorter than the acquisition time. In fact, the maps of strain distribution from SENC can be produced instantaneously on the MRI scanner. Features
Requires a Pulse sequence that is currently available for Phillips Scanners. Analyzes short and long access for both the right and left ventricles. Exports color coded Bulls-eye charts and graphical charts along with numerical values. |
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