title: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings in a patient with noncompaction of ventricular myocardium.
abstract: Noncompaction of ventricular myocardium (NCVM) is a rare cardiomyopathy characterized by numerous prominent trabeculations in the ventricular wall and deep intertrabecular recesses communicating with the ventricular cavity. This article reports a 33-year-old female with a familial history of cardiovascular disease, who presented with shortness of breath and palpitations. Transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were consistent with the diagnosis of NCVM. The advantages of MRI in depicting both the morphological features and pathological characteristics of NCVM were presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kino
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Francois
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuite
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dill
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002932:Cineangiography / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index