title: [Ultrasonic diagnosis of isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium in adults].
abstract: To apply echocardiography in diagnosis of isolated noncompaction of ventricular myocardium (INVM) in adults.
  
  
  
  Six patients with INVM underwent echocardiographic examination using HP5500 ultrasound system with the frequency of 2 approximately equals 4 MHz, and the observation was focused on ventricularmyocardium and endocardium at one-third of the apex.
  
  
  
  All 6 patients showed typical echocardiographic images characterized by an altered structure of the ventricular myocardium with extremely thickened, hypokinetic segments consisting of two layers: a thin, compacted epicardium and an extremely thickened endocardium, resulting in an extremely thickened ventricular wall.
  
  
  
  Echocardiography should be the first choice to be applied in diagnosis of INVM, which is a distinct entity of specific cardiomyopathy in adults.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China. doctorwjl@sina.com
authors.forename: Jian-Lan
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhe-Lan
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mou
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Zi-Ying
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qi-Bin
authors.initials: QB
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology