ASE is pleased to announce that the full series of 10 episodes of GE HealthCare Vivid Learning Academy’s “Strain Imaging in Echocardiography” is now available in the ASE Learning Hub. This resource is free for all active ASE members to access for the next two years. The series features pioneers in the field of strain imaging sharing their experience as well as tips and tricks. Each episode is divided into two sections: a presentation of the topic and then discussions between renowned key opinion leaders, all conveniently accessible through user-friendly video chapters. Episodes range from basics and applications to using strain in disease diagnosis. Learn more and add this series to your Learning Hub activities today!

This is an informational presentation brought to you by GE Healthcare. No credits are available.

One benefit of your ASE membership is the available opportunities to get involved with the Society and play an active role in shaping the field of cardiovascular ultrasound. Now is the time to apply to become an ASE Committee volunteer! Whether you are a new volunteer interested in serving or you would like to continue serving, log in to your ASE member portal, click on “Membership” on the top menu bar and select “Volunteering” to access the “Committee Interest Application.” The application will remain open through January 5, 2024.



ASE volunteer groups, like Committees, are comprised of current member volunteers who help set standards, develop products, create courses, direct subspecialty activities, advocate for echocardiography, and more! Additionally, your participation offers the opportunity for personal development and connections with others in your field. The term of service for new appointments will be July 2024 – June 2026. Questions? Contact Committees@ASEcho.org. 

GivingTuesday, the Global Day of Giving, is November 28, and this year the ASE Foundation has set its highest ever GivingTuesday fundraising goal: $35,000! Our generous donors have always helped us make great strides towards our goal. This year will surely be the same. Let’s make this the most successful GivingTuesday yet to make sure that ASEF can offer scholarships, global outreach, and research grants in 2024!

If you are planning to donate on GivingTuesday, you can make your pledge now. Your early support will encourage others to join you. Any contribution, big or small, brings us one step closer to our goal. Donations will be accepted on our website November 26 through December 2.



Contact the Foundation at Foundation@ASEcho.org to make your pledge. Want to see what your donations can accomplish? See details from the recent outreach in Vietnam—saving lives through your gifts!

Thank you to everyone who uploaded echo images and voted on Connect@ASE during the Image Calendar Competition. Please join us in congratulating the following members whose images have been selected for the 2024 ASE Echo Image Calendar:

• Bonita Anderson DMU(Cardiac), MAppSc(MedUS), AMS, ACS, FASA, FASE
• Clara Angulo, MBA, ACS, FASE
• Cara Bergeron, BS, RDCS, RVT, FASE
• Scott Coleman, DO, FASE
• Kelsie Drain, RCS
• Amanda Finamore, RDCS
• Karla Kurrelmeyer, MD, FASE
• John McNeil, MD, FASE
• Roosha Parikh, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCCT, FSCMR, FASNC, RPVI
• Alicia Rangosch, ACS, RCCS, RDCS, RVT
• Madeline Schiminger, MPH, RDCS (AE,PE), FASE

To receive your copy of the 2024 Image Calendar, renew your ASE membership by December 31, 2023.

Deadline: October 30, 2023

Final Call for Papers! The Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) is considering submissions for a Focus Issue on Precision Imaging in Echocardiography for publication in early 2024. Submit your original research studies, reviews, letters, and brief research communications that address any aspect of precision imaging in adult or pediatric echo to the JASE Editorial Manager by October 30. Please note in your cover letter that the submission is for the Precision Medicine Issue. 

• Application of quantitative echocardiography, including multidimensional or strain rate imaging, to assess disease severity, guide intervention, and assess or improve patient outcome
• Implementation of echocardiographic endpoints in clinical trials
• Artificial intelligence and computer modeling to optimize accuracy, efficiency, and individual benefit from an echocardiogram
• Pediatric, vascular, and critical care monitoring
• Molecular imaging
• Novel applications in cardio-oncology, heart failure, structural heart disease, and preventive cardiology 

In line with our core values at JASE and CASE, we welcome multi-disciplinary collaborations (e.g., sonographers, nurses, physicians, scientists). Questions? Email Debbie Meyer or Andie Piddington.

Deadline to Register: November 3, 11:59 PM ET

Advanced Imaging Techniques is a virtual, two-day course focusing on practical how-to techniques of advanced 3D and Strain imaging. Improved software packages have resulted in increasing clinical application of these techniques, with 3D and Strain included as part of the routine echocardiographic examination. Earn a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for your participation.

New This Year – More Interactive and “How To” Features:

• Walkthrough RV Strain with a clinical focus on pulmonary hypertension, ARVC, and ASD.
• Examine real world cases of 3D for evaluating structure, volumes and quantification.
• Participate in the Crop Challenge: The expert panel, led by Course Directors Tony Forshaw, M Cardiac Ultrasound, B Ex Sci, AMS (Cardiac), FASE, and Cody Frye, BA, RDCS, FASE, will be part of a round-robin, “What is the next step in cropping this image.” Attendees will have an opportunity to agree or disagree with the direction given.

The ASE Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Alan D. Waggoner Sonographer Student Scholarship Awards and the Feigenbaum Cardiovascular Sonographer Student Travel Grant.

The Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, RDCS, FASE Sonographer Student Scholarship program was established in 2001 in recognition of Mr. Waggoner’s professional achievements and service to ASE. The award includes a scholarship of $1,000 USD, complimentary registration for ASE’s Annual Scientific Sessions, and a $1,000 USD travel grant to attend the annual meeting. The Katanick Student Scholarship Award, established in honor of Sandy Katanick, RN, RVT, CAE, for her over 25 years of service as CEO of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, will recognize the highest-ranking Waggoner scholarship applicant. Full nomination criteria and the application deadline can be found here.

Supported by a grant from Elsevier, Inc. to honor Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum’s commitment and tenure as the former JASE Executive Editor, the Feigenbaum Cardiovascular Student Travel Grant provides a $1,000 USD travel grant to assist a student enrolled in an accredited CAAHEP cardiovascular ultrasound program to attend ASE’s Annual Scientific Sessions or another ASE-sponsored 2024 educational program. Full nomination criteria and the application deadline can be found here.

The latest issue of CASE is now available with fascinating reports, including “Left Atrial Appendage Tilt-Up-and-Turn-Left Maneuver: A Novel Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Imaging Maneuver to Characterize the Left Atrial Appendage and to Improve Transcatheter Closure Guidance” by Hayes et al. Author Dena E. Hayes, MD, remarked, “We’re excited to share this report in which we utilize a case to outline our Tilt-Up-and-Turn-Left (TUPLE) Maneuver for imaging the left atrial appendage (LAA). This maneuver leverages newer transesophageal echocardiography post-processing technologies, specifically light-source manipulation and transillumination technologies, to produce a photorealistic rendering of the LAA. This novel LAA imaging method allows quick recognition of the three-dimensional shape and facilitates transcatheter closure guidance.”

In a second Echo Innovation report, authors include intraoperative correlative images to reveal utilization of proximal isovelocity surface area methods in pulmonary vein stenosis measurements. This issue also contains three cases in Multimodality Imaging, including a remarkable look at a large cardiac cyst within the ventricular septum, the use of hybrid imaging techniques to guide a complex transcatheter repair of a degenerated aortic homograft with an anomalous coronary origin, and the application of multimodality imaging to evaluate a rare cardiac intimal sarcoma. Rare but Deadly Findings offers reports on extensive damage from a penetrating stab wound as well as a surprise captured on echo while searching for a patent foramen ovale. Dr. Sorrell’s editorial dissects “omics,” exploring how intersections of various technologies and clinical practices will impact the future of understanding and treating heart disease.

Looking for a journal to submit your case report to? We want to hear from you! Email us with questions or submit your report today. Be sure to check out the latest Sonographer Sound-Off and Unlock the CASE features on the CASE Homepage to view more extraordinary work from your colleagues.