July 28, 2008Open Access

Left ventricular volume measurement with echocardiography: a comparison of left ventricular opacification, three-dimensional echocardiography, or both with magnetic resonance imaging

Structured PICO

Does contrast-enhanced 3D echocardiography improve the accuracy of left ventricular volume measurement compared to other echocardiographic techniques and MRI?

Population

Patients undergoing left ventricular volume measurement, including those with previous infarction

Intervention

Contrast-enhanced three-dimensional echocardiography (CE-3DE) and contrast-enhanced two-dimensional echocardiography (CE-2DE)

Comparator

Non-contrast three-dimensional echocardiography (NC-3DE), other non-contrast techniques, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Outcome

Accurate categorization of left ventricular function and volumesurrogate

Contrast-enhanced 3D echocardiography is superior to other echocardiographic techniques for assessing left ventricular function in patients with previous infarction.

Abstract

CE-2DE is analogous to NC-3DE in accurate categorization of LV function. However, CE-3DE is feasible and superior to other NC- and CE-techniques in patients with previous infarction.

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