Premium
Positional Localization: Three‐Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography Techniques for the Measurement of Cardiac Mass, Volume, and Function
Author(s) -
Keller Andrew M.
Publication year - 2000
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/j.1540-8175.2000.tb01232.x
Subject(s) - volume (thermodynamics) , medicine , selection (genetic algorithm) , radiology , cardiac function curve , cardiology , biomedical engineering , computer science , artificial intelligence , physics , heart failure , quantum mechanics
An accurate and reproducible determination of cardiac volume and mass is important for the selection and timing of therapeutic interventions. Quantitative three‐dimensional echocardiography has evolved to provide these measurements with the use of a noninvasive, readily available, and inexpensive technique. We introduce and review the principle of positional localization as well as the clinical application of this technique for the measurement of cardiac volume and mass.