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Knowledge-based 3D reconstruction of the right ventricle: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance in adults with congenital heart disease

Echo Research & Practice volume 2, pages 109–116 (2015)Cite this article

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Aim: Assessment of right ventricular (RV) function is a challenge, especially in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). The aim of the present study is to assess whether knowledge-based RV reconstruction, used in the everyday practice of an echo-lab for adult CHD in a tertiary referral center, is accurate when compared to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) examination.

Subjects and methods: Adult patients who would undergo CMR for assessment of the RV were asked to undergo an echo of the heart for further knowledge-based reconstruction (KBR). Echocardiographic images were acquired in standard views using a predefined imaging protocol. RV volumes and ejection fraction (EF) calculated using knowledge-based technology were compared with the CMR data of the same patient.

Results: Nineteen consecutive patients with congenital right heart disease were studied. Median age of the patients was 28 years (range 46 years). Reconstruction was possible in 16 out of 19 patients (85%). RV volumes assessed with this new method were smaller than with CMR. Indexed end diastolic volumes were 114±17 ml vs 121±19 ml, P<0.05 and EFs were 45±8% vs 47±9%, P<0.05 respectively. The correlation between the methods was good with an intraclass correlation of 0.84 for EDV and 0.89 for EF, P value <0.001 in both cases.

Conclusion: KBR enables reliable measurement of RVs in patients with CHDs and can be used in clinical practice for analysis of volumes and EFs.

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Acknowledgments to the staff at the echo lab at the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands for their help and cooperation and to all co-authors for their critical comments during the work with this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Cardiology and Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

    Aleksandra Trzebiatowska-Krzynska, Lars Wallby & Eva Swahn

  2. Department of Cardiology, AHMazON Center for Adult Congenital Heart Disease, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Aleksandra Trzebiatowska-Krzynska, Mieke Driessen, Gertjan Tj Sieswerda & Folkert Meijboom

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Trzebiatowska-Krzynska, A., Driessen, M., Sieswerda, G.T. et al. Knowledge-based 3D reconstruction of the right ventricle: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance in adults with congenital heart disease. Echo Res Pract 2, 109–116 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-15-0029

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