Left ventricular ejection fraction: real-world comparison between cardiac computed tomography and echocardiography in a large population

Authors :: Filippo Cademartiri
Chiara Martini
A. Cuttone
Roberto Malago
Giancarlo Messalli
Nico R. Mollet
Sara Seitun
E. Emiliano
Annachiara Aldrovandi
Annick C. Weustink
Alessandro Palumbo
Erica Maffei
Source :: La radiologia medica. 115:1015-1027
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2010.
Abstract: Purpose This study compared cardiac computed tomography (CT) and two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (ECC) for assessing left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) using real-world data from a large patient population.

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Ejection fraction
Cardiac computed tomography
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Ultrasound
Large population
Interventional radiology
General Medicine
Patient population
Internal medicine
cardiovascular system
medicine
Cardiology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
cardiovascular diseases
Radiology
business
Neuroradiology

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