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Quantitation of ventricular size and function: principles and accuracy of transthoracic rotational scanning
1Division of Cardiology, Arcíspedale S. Anna-University of Ferrara, Italy.
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)
|January 12, 2001
Abstract:
Two-dimensional echocardiography is a readily applicable method for the quantification of ventricular volumes. However, it is limited by assumptions regarding ventricular shape. Three-dimensional echocardiography has emerged as a more accurate and reproducible approach to ventricular volume and functional assessment compared with two-dimensional echocardiography. We review the principles of transthoracic rotational scanning and its clinical application for quantitative assessment of ventricular volume and function.