The Clinical Benefits of Adding a Third Dimension to Assess the Left Ventricle with Echocardiography
Figure 13
Left ventricular mass measurement using three-dimensional echocardiography. Using automated or semiautomated endocardial and epicardial boundary detection endocardial and epicardial volumes are measured (a). By subtracting the left ventricular cavity volume from the epicardial volume, the volume of myocardium is obtained (b). Left ventricular mass is calculated by multiplying myocardial volume by its specific gravity (1.05 g/cm3).
