Table 2.
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) |