title: Left ventricular noncompaction: imaging findings and diagnostic criteria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objectives of this article are to review the imaging findings of left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) at echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and MDCT; to discuss diagnostic criteria for and the advantages and limitations of these imaging techniques; and to describe pitfalls that can lead to misinterpretation of findings of LVNC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LVNC is a cardiac disease of emerging importance, and imaging has a key role in its diagnosis. Accordingly, radiologists should be familiar with LVNC imaging findings to realize an accurate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Hospital del Mar, Passeig Maritim 25, 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zuccarino
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vollmer
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navallas
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pugliese
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gayete
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: cardiac MRI; cardiomyopathy; heart failure; myocardial trabeculations; sudden death