title: Imaging of the right ventricle.
abstract: For many years, the right ventricle (RV) was considered less relevant in cardiac disease than its left counterpart, partly because of limited ability to noninvasively evaluate the RV with accuracy. From an earlier period when chest x-ray and invasive contrast ventriculography were the only available imaging modalities, the development of ultrasound and nuclear techniques represented important steps forward for noninvasive RV assessment. Advances in echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging provide new insights into the anatomy and function of the RV, and its importance in health and disease. In this article, we review the current state of RV imaging.
authors.affiliation: Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1030, New York, NY 10029, USA. Javier.Sanz@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Conroy
authors.forename: Jagat
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Narula
mesh_terms: D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology; D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques; D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D015635:Radionuclide Ventriculography / Q000379:methods; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D018617:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed / Q000379:methods; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right / Q000502:physiology