Comparison of Echocardiography, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, and Computed Tomographic Imaging for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Myocardial Function: Part 1 (Global Assessment).
Assessing left ventricular function is an essential part of the cardiovascular evaluation as it plays an important role in managing the patient and predicting prognosis. Recent advances in the imaging modalities currently allow a non-invasive comprehensive assessment of cardiac mechanics and precise estimation of cardiovascular hemodynamics. In this review, we will discuss and compare the currently available techniques and novel approaches utilized by echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and computed tomography for the assessment of global left ventricular performance.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Menhel
M
Kinno
Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Prashant
P
Nagpal
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown, NJ, USA.
Stephen
S
Horgan
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA. ahw22@njms.rutgers.edu.|Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA. ahw22@njms.rutgers.edu.
Alfonso H
AH
Waller
D004452:Echocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Computed tomographic imaging; Echocardiography; Ejection fraction; Global myocardial function; LV contractility; LV volume; Regional myocardial function; Strain; Strain rate