A Comparison of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Evaluating LV Volume and Function Measurements in Adult Patients with Heart Failure.

Abstract

Aim: A comparison of three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3DE) and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) for evaluation of LV function and volume measurements in adult patients with heart failure (HF). Background: As with any condition, it is imperative for accurate medical diagnostic tests to be conducted in order to enable healthcare practitioners to determine effective treatment and management plans. Hence, in light of the widespread burden in conjunction with HF, the failure of completing and confirming diagnosis accurately has adverse implications for the patient. For HF diagnosis, despite consensus indicating that ejection fraction (EF) and left ventricular volume (LV) evaluations are essential markers for diagnosis, there are currently no areas of agreement within existing literature in relation to a comparison of CMR with RT-3DE for these measurements as the literature points to CMR as the ‘gold standard’. . Conclusion: Despite the fact that some measurements obtained by RT-3DE have high potential for the future of echocardiography, the clinical prospects of this modality are impaired by the limited temporal and spatial resolution. The strongpoint of RT-3DE is related to EF assessment through its comparison with CMR which is significant as typically EF measurements are the main focus of clinical decision-making for patients with HF.