Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2010;7(1):78-81

Advances and clinical application of noninvasive imaging modalities in assessing right ventricular function

Yingkun GUO ; Zhigang YANG

Keywords

Ventricular function; right; Echocardiography; Tomography; X-ray computed; Magnetic resonance imaging

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Right ventricular (RV) function is very important for patients with respiratory and cardiovascular disorders resulting in RV impairments. Since RV has complex geometry of the chamber, it is difficult to accurately measure the RV volumetric parameters with conventional imaging modalities, especially those with dilated and abnormal RV. With the emergence and wide use of new noninvasive imaging modalities in accessing the cardiac anatomy and function, real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE), multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) and new MRI sequences, noninvasive quantitative assessment of the RV function has attracted more and more worldwide attention.