Choosing apical long-axis instead of two-chamber view gives more accurate biplane echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular ejection fraction: a comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

• Published in: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 18; no. 10; p. 1044
• Main Authors: Malm, Siri, Sagberg, Einar, Larsson, Henrik, Skjaerpe, Terje
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2005
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Echocardiography - methods; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Image Enhancement - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - pathology

We sought to evaluate whether the use of apical long-axis (APLAX) rather than two-chamber (2CH) view, in combination with four-chamber (4CH) view, improved accuracy of biplane echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF), using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a...