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Inferior Vena Cava Edge Tracking Echocardiography: A Promising Tool with Applications in Multiple Clinical Settings.

Stefano AlbaniLuca MesinSilvestro RoattaAntonio De LucaAlberto GiannoniDavide StolfoLorenza BiavaCaterina BoninoLaura ContuElisa PelloniEmilio AttenaVincenzo RussoFrancesco Antonini-CanterinNicola Riccardo PuglieseGuglielmo GalloneGaetano Maria De FerrariGianfranco SinagraPaolo Scacciatella
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
Ultrasound (US)-based measurements of the inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter are widely used to estimate right atrial pressure (RAP) in a variety of clinical settings. However, the correlation with invasively measured RAP along with the reproducibility of US-based IVC measurements is modest at best. In the present manuscript, we discuss the limitations of the current technique to estimate RAP through IVC US assessment and present a new promising tool developed by our research group, the automated IVC edge-to-edge tracking system, which has the potential to improve RAP assessment by transforming the current categorical classification (low, normal, high RAP) in a continuous and precise RAP estimation technique. Finally, we critically evaluate all the clinical settings in which this new tool could improve current practice.
Keyphrases
  • inferior vena cava
  • pulmonary embolism
  • vena cava
  • machine learning
  • deep learning
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • heart failure
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • human health