title: Comparison of Echocardiography, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, and Computed Tomographic Imaging for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Myocardial Function: Part 2 (Diastolic and Regional Assessment).
abstract: Assessing left ventricular diastolic and regional function is a crucial part of the cardiovascular evaluation. Diastolic function is as important as systolic function for left ventricular performance because it is the determinant of the ability of the left atrium and ventricle to fill at relatively low pressures. Additionally, diastolic function plays an important role in the management and prognosis of patients with symptoms and signs of heart failure. Technical advances in the imaging modalities have allowed a comprehensive noninvasive assessment of global and regional cardiac mechanics and precise estimation of cardiovascular hemodynamics. In this review, we will discuss and compare clinically available techniques and novel approaches using echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and computed tomography for the assessment of diastolic and regional left ventricular function.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Menhel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinno
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nagpal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horgan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA. ahw22@njms.rutgers.edu.|Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA. ahw22@njms.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Alfonso H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Waller
mesh_terms: D003971:Diastole; D004452:Echocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013599:Systole; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Cardiac mechanics; Computed tomographic imaging; Diastolic function; Echocardiography; Regional myocardial function; Strain; Strain rate