Why the study?
Do non-invasive imaging modalities (2DE, CE-2DE, 3DE, MDCT) accurately quantify left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction compared to cardiac MR?
Population
2888 patients from 65 studies undergoing left ventricular quantification. Excluded: small sample size and…
Comparison
Two-dimensional echocardiography… vs Cardiac magnetic resonance with SSFP sequences
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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MDCT aligns with CMR for LV volumes unlike echocardiography; confirms 3DE reliability for LVEF quantification.
Do non-invasive imaging modalities (2DE, CE-2DE, 3DE, MDCT) accurately quantify left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction compared to cardiac MR?
While 2DE and 3DE significantly underestimate LV volumes compared to CMR, MDCT provides excellent accuracy for volumes, and 3DE offers the highest accuracy for LVEF estimation among echocardiographic modalities.
Rigolli et al. (2016) studied this question.
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