ArticleJournal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance2023
The use of dedicated long-axis views focused on the left atrium improves the accuracy of left atrial volumes and emptying fraction measured by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of apical views focused on the left atrium (LA) has improved the accuracy of LA volume evaluation by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. However, routine cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) evaluation of LA volumes still uses standard 2- and 4-chamber cine images focused on the left ventricle (LV). To investigate the potential of LA-focused CMR cine images, we compared LA maximuml (LAVmax) and minimum (LAVmin) volumes, and emptying fraction (LAEF), calculated on both standard and LA-focused long-axis cine images, with LA volumes and LAEF obtained by short-axis cine stacks covering the LA. LA strain was also calculated and compared between standard and LA-focused images.
methodsLA volumes and LAEF were obtained from 108 consecutive patients by applying the biplane area-length algorithm to both standard and LA-focused 2- and 4-chamber cine images. Manual segmentation of a short-axis cine stack covering the LA was used as the reference method. In addition, LA strain reservoir (εs), conduit (εe) and booster pump (εa) were calculated using CMR feature-tracking.
resultsCompared to the reference method, the standard approach significantly underestimated LA volumes (LAVmax: bias - 13 ml; LOA = + 11, - 37 ml; LAVmax i: bias - 7 ml/m
conclusionLA volumes and LAEF measured using dedicated LA-focused long-axis cine images are more accurate than using standard LV-focused cine images. Moreover, LA strain is significantly lower in LA-focused vs. standard images.
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