Why the study?
How do 2D and 3D measurement methods of left atrial volume using cardiac MDCT compare with each other and with echocardiography in patients screened for coronary artery disease?
Population
35 patients undergoing cardiac MDCT as a screening examination for coronary artery disease.
Comparison
Cardiac multidetector computed tomography using… vs Echocardiography using the modified biplane…
Design
Cross-sectional, Radiologists and cardiologist were blinded to the results of…
Authors
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MDCT LAESV overestimation precludes interchangeable use with echocardiography; leaves open validation of 3D-VTB thresholds in CAD screening.
How do 2D and 3D measurement methods of left atrial volume using cardiac MDCT compare with each other and with echocardiography in patients screened for coronary artery disease?
Cardiac MDCT correlates well with echocardiography for evaluating left atrial volume, but significantly overestimates end-systolic volume by 22%.
Gweon et al. (2010) studied this question.
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