title: Comparison of accurate measurement of left ventricular mass in patients with hypertrophied hearts by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography versus magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: To evaluate whether left ventricular (LV) mass assessed by a new real-time, 3-dimensional echocardiographic (RT-3DE) system corresponds to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with LV hypertrophy, RT-3DE and 2-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) were performed to calculate LV mass in 21 patients (mean age 54 +/- 15 years) who underwent MRI for the evaluation of LV hypertrophy. In 20 of 21 patients, adequate 3-dimensional data for LV mass analysis were obtained, and regression analysis showed that LV mass by RT-3DE correlated with that determined by MRI (r = 0.95, y = 28.9 + 0.85x) better than with that determined by 2DE (r = 0.70, y = 43.6 + 0.81x). RT-3DE allows the accurate measurement of LV mass in patients with hypertrophied hearts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oe
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hozumi
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Negishi
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugioka
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ujino
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests