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Noncompaction cardiomyopathy: The role of advanced multimodality imaging techniques in diagnosis and assessment
Author(s) -
Chebrolu Lakshmi H.,
Mehta Anjlee M.,
Nanda Navin C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13435
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , cardiomyopathy , cardiac magnetic resonance , medicine , radiology , cardiac imaging , medical imaging , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , cardiology , heart failure
Noncompaction cardiomyopathy ( NCCM ) is a unique cardiomyopathy with a diverse array of genotypic and phenotypic manifestations. Its hallmark morphology consists of a bilayered myocardium with a compact epicardial layer and prominent trabeculations that comprise the noncompacted endocardial layer. The controversial diagnostic criteria for NCCM have been frequently discussed in the literature. This review touches on those diagnostic criteria, delves further into the evolving use of advanced imaging techniques within the major imaging modalities (echocardiography, computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging), and proposes an alternative algorithm incorporating these techniques for aiding with the diagnosis of NCCM.