Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory

Techniques and Services

Human Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging

• Echocardiogram (2D, M Mode, Color Doppler, Spectral Doppler, Tissue Doppler)
• Congenital Echocardiogram
• Stress Echocardiogram
• 3D Echocardiography
• Deformation (Strain) Echocardiography
• Cardiac MRI (measure only)
• Physician Interpretation

Human Vascular Ultrasound Imaging

• Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Carotid Stiffness (CIMT)
• Brachial Artery Reactivity and Flow Mediated Dilatation (BFMD with manual or automatic edge detection)
• Lower Extremity Venous Structure and Function (reflux & insufficiency)
• Liver Elastography (liver stiffness)

Human Vascular Non-Imaging Testing

Arterial Stiffness Measures

• Augmentation Index
• Brachial Artery Distensibility
• Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV)
• Pulse Wave Analysis (PWA)

Autonomic Function

• Heart Rate Variability

Endothelial Function

• Laser Flow Doppler (LFD)
• Reactive Hyperemic Index (RHI w/EndoPat Technology)
• Venous Plethysmography

Animal Ultrasound Imaging

• Micro-ultrasonography
• Cardiac Ultrasound (2D, (M mode, Pulse Wave Doppler, Color Flow, Tissue Doppler)
• US Guided Injections

Ancillary Services

• Blood Draw
• EKG
• Anthropometric Measurements
• Blood Pressure Measurements