title: Usefulness of contrast echocardiography for diagnosis of left ventricular noncompaction.
abstract: Many imaging modalities have been evaluated for the diagnosis of left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC). Echocardiography with color Doppler flow imaging is currently the diagnostic modality of choice. In this study, the usefulness of contrast echocardiography to diagnose LVNC was examined, and the diagnostic criteria were evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Lotte E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: de Groot-de Laat
authors.forename: Boudewijn J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Krenning
authors.forename: Folkert J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: ten Cate
authors.forename: Jos R T C
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Roelandt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media