Table 2.

Indications for left ventricular (LV) contrast opacification

Use	Indication
Accurate assessment of LV systolic function	Suboptimal imaging—for example, ventilated patient
	Automated edge detection
Recognition of regional wall motion abnormalities	Stress echocardiography
Confirm/exclude LV thrombus	Suspected apical filling defect
Delineate LV structure	Pseudoaneurysm
	Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
	Non-compaction of left ventricle
	Intracardiac mass (vascularity)