American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 12 , Pages 1764-1769 , 15 June 2009

Comparison of Accuracy of Axial Slices Versus Short-Axis Slices for Measuring Ventricular Volumes by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Corrected Tetralogy of Fallot

  • Sohrab Fratz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Deutsches Herzzentrum München an der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: +4989-1218-0; fax: +4989-1218-3033
    • ,
  • Annika Schuhbaeck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Deutsches Herzzentrum München an der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Christine Buchner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Deutsches Herzzentrum München an der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Raymonde Busch

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Statistics, Klinikum rechts der Isar an der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Christian Meierhofer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Deutsches Herzzentrum München an der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Stefan Martinoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum München an der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • John Hess, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Deutsches Herzzentrum München an der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Heiko Stern, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Deutsches Herzzentrum München an der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany

Received 3 December 2008 ,Revised 10 February 2009 ,Accepted 10 February 2009.

References 

  1. Sechtem U, Pflugfelder PW, Gould RG, Cassidy MM, Higgins CB. Measurement of right and left ventricular volumes in healthy individuals with cine MR imaging. Radiology. 1987;163:697–702
  2. Helbing WA, Rebergen SA, Maliepaard C, Hansen B, Ottenkamp J, Reiber JH, et al. Quantification of right ventricular function with magnetic resonance imaging in children with normal hearts and with congenital heart disease. Am Heart J. 1995;130:828–837
  3. Alfakih K, Plein S, Bloomer T, Jones T, Ridgway J, Sivananthan M. Comparison of right ventricular volume measurements between axial and short axis orientation using steady-state free precession magnetic resonance imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2003;18:25–32
  4. Bossuyt PM, Reitsma JB, Bruns DE, Gatsonis CA, Glasziou PP, Irwig LM, et al. Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Radiology. 2003;226:24–28
  5. Fratz S, Hager A, Busch R, Kaemmerer H, Schwaiger M, Lange R, et al. Patients after atrial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries cannot increase stroke volume under dobutamine stress as opposed to patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. Circ J. 2008;72:1130–1135
  6. Fratz S, Hauser M, Bengel FM, Hager A, Kaemmerer H, Schwaiger M, et al. Myocardial scars determined by delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography are not common in right ventricles with systemic function in long-term follow up. Heart. 2006;92:1673–1677
  7. Eicken A, Fratz S, Gutfried C, Balling G, Schwaiger M, Lange R, et al. Hearts late after Fontan operation have normal mass, normal volume, and reduced systolic function. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003;42:1061–1065
  8. Bland JM, Altman DG. Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement. Lancet. 1986;1:307–310
  9. Lomax RG. Statistical Concepts: A Second Course for Education and the Behavioral Sciences. In: Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 2007;p. 10
  10. Pennell DJ, Sechtem UP, Higgins CB, Manning WJ, Pohost GM, Rademakers FE, et al. Clinical indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR): Consensus Panel report. Eur Heart J. 2004;25:1940–1965
  11. Fratz S, Hess J, Schuhbaeck A, Buchner C, Hendrich E, Martinoff S, et al. Routine clinical cardiovascular magnetic resonance in paediatric and adult congenital heart disease: patients, protocols, questions asked and contributions made. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2008;10:46–51
  12. Hendel RC, Patel MR, Kramer CM, Poon M, Hendel RC, Carr JC, et al. ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR 2006 Appropriateness criteria for cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Quality Strategic Directions Committee Appropriateness Criteria Working Group, American College of Radiology, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, North American Society for Cardiac Imaging, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Interventional Radiology. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006;48:1475–1497
  13. Kramer C, Barkhausen J, Flamm S, Kim R, Nagel E. Standardized cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) protocols, society for cardiovascular magnetic resonance: board of trustees task force on standardized protocols. J Cardiovascular Magn Reson. 2008;10:35–44
  14. Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology in Collaboration with the Association of European Paediatric Cardiologists. The clinical role of magnetic resonance in cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J. 1998;19:19–39
  15. Sakuma H, Fujita N, Foo TK, Caputo GZZR, Nelson SJ, Hartiala J, et al. Evaluation of left ventricular volume and mass with breath-hold cine MR imaging. Radiology. 1993;188:377–380
  16. Chernobelsky A, Shubayev O, Comeau CR, Wolff SD. Baseline correction of phase contrast images improves quantification of blood flow in the great vessels. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2007;9:681–685
  17. Kilner PJ, Gatehouse PD, Firmin DN. Flow measurement by magnetic resonance: a unique asset worth optimising. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2007;9:723–728
  18. Deanfield J, Thaulow E, Warnes C, Webb G, Kolbel F, Hoffman A, et al. Management of grown up congenital heart disease. Eur Heart J. 2003;24:1035–1084
  19. Mogelvang J, Stubgaard M, Thomsen C, Henriksen O. Evaluation of right ventricular volumes measured by magnetic resonance imaging. Eur Heart J. 1988;9:529–533
  20. Pattynama PM, Lamb HJ, Van der Velde EA, Van der Geest RJ, Van der Wall EE, De Roos A. Reproducibility of MRI-derived measurements of right ventricular volumes and myocardial mass. Magn Reson Imaging. 1995;13:53–63
  21. Mooij CF, de Wit CJ, Graham DA, Powell AJ, Geva T. Reproducibility of MRI measurements of right ventricular size and function in patients with normal and dilated ventricles. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2008;28:67–73
  22. Winter M, Bernink F, Groenink M, Bouma B, van Dijk A, Helbing W, et al. Evaluating the systemic right ventricle by CMR: the importance of consistent and reproducible delineation of the cavity. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2008;10:40

PII: S0002-9149(09)00613-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.02.030

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 12 , Pages 1764-1769 , 15 June 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution