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Assessment of Right Ventricular Structure and Function in Mouse Model of Pulmonary Artery Constriction by Transthoracic Echocardiography
Published on: February 3, 2014
Assessment of right ventricular morphology and function
Mikhail Kosiborod1, Frans J Th Wackers
1Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8042, USA.
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
|August 10, 2005
Summary
Assessing right ventricular function is crucial for pulmonary disease patients. Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and radionuclide angiocardiography are preferred for accurate right ventricle morphology and function evaluation.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Pulmonology
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Right ventricular (RV) assessment is clinically important in pulmonary disease.
- RV's unusual geometry historically made evaluation difficult.
- Various diagnostic methods exist for RV assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss diagnostic modalities for assessing RV morphology and function.
- To highlight the strengths and weaknesses of different imaging techniques.
Main Methods:
- Review of diagnostic modalities for RV assessment.
- Comparison of echocardiography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI), and radionuclide angiocardiography (RNGA).
Main Results:
- Echocardiography is widely available but may be limited.
- NMRI and RNGA are considered gold standards for RV assessment.
- NMRI and RNGA provide reliable and accurate measures of RV function and morphology.
Conclusions:
- Accurate assessment of RV morphology and function is vital in pulmonary disease.
- While echocardiography is common, NMRI and RNGA offer superior accuracy.
- NMRI and RNGA are the preferred methods for definitive RV evaluation.
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