Biventricular non-compaction demonstrated on multi-slice computed tomography with echocardiographic correlation.
Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a myocardial disorder characterized by prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses within the left ventricular wall. Multi-slice computed tomography (CT) might represent a valid non-invasive imaging technique for the diagnostic work-up of these patients, being able to visualize the compacted and non-compacted layers and to simultaneously rule out the presence of associated coronary artery disease and congenital heart disease. In the present report, the CT features of LVNC are described.
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Udine, Italy.
Saverio
S
Grillone
Gaetano
G
Nucifora
Gianluca
G
Piccoli
Pasquale
P
Gianfagna
Fjoralba
F
Hysko
Daisy
D
Pavoni
Gianaugusto
G
Slavich
Alessandro
A
Proclemer
Daniele
D
Gasparini
D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography