SEATTLE, June 21 -- When assessing the left ventricle in children, real-time three-dimensional echocardiography offers the best combination of accuracy and efficiency, according to a small trial reported here.
Measurement of left-ventricular size, function, and mass is the most common and essential application of echocardiograph in pediatric clinical practice and research, said Xiluzhang Lu, M.D., of Baylor in Houston, and colleagues, at the American Society of Echocardiography meeting.
However, little data have existed on the relative accuracy, reproducibility, and efficiency of M-mode, 2D, and 3D echo techniques for acquiring left ventricular measurements, Dr. Lu added.
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