Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 1001-1005 , September 2008

Measurement of Left Ventricular Mass by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Validation Against Magnetic Resonance and Comparison with Two-Dimensional and M-Mode Measurements

  • Masaaki Takeuchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Masaaki Takeuchi, MD, Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555 Japan
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  • Tomoko Nishikage, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Tane General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Victor Mor-Avi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Lissa Sugeng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Lynn Weinert, BS

      Affiliations

    • Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Hironi Nakai, BS

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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  • Ivan S. Salgo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Philips Medical Systems, Andover, Massachusetts
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  • Olivier Gerard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Philips Medical Systems Research, Paris, France
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  • Roberto M. Lang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

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 Disclosures: Masaaki Takeuchi: Equipment was loaned and software was donated. Roberto M. Lang: Software was donated. Ivan S. Salgo and Olivier Gerard are employees of Philips Medical Systems.

PII: S0894-7317(08)00408-2

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.07.008

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 1001-1005 , September 2008

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