Evaluation of systolic and diastolic heart function.
The evaluation of cardiac function generated considerable interest in the 1990 literature. Conventional modalities such as contrast angiography, cardiac ultrasound, and radionuclide angiography are being applied in new ways to the investigation of both systolic and, especially, diastolic heart function. Ultrafast CT can be used to precisely quantitate ventricular volumes and ejection fraction. Similarly, spin-echo and cine MR imaging provide accurate estimates of both global and regional ventricular function. However, the high cost of these sophisticated imaging modalities may limit their use for the routine assessment of systolic heart function.
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Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
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D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction