Table 4.

Echo Image Quality in Relation to LV Thrombus Detection^*

	Image Quality‡				Endocardial Border Definition				LV Cavity Delineation
	Overall Population†	Pts with Thrombus Detected	Pts with Thrombus Missed	P	Overall Population†	Pts with Thrombus Detected	Pts with Thrombus Missed	P	Overall Population†	Pts with Thrombus Detected	Pts with Thrombus Missed	P
Non-Contrast Echo	4.66±1.45	4.13±1.73	4.06±1.39	0.92	2.31±0.77	2.00±0.93	2.06±0.68	0.85	2.34±0.76	2.13±0.83	2.00±0.82	0.73
Contrast Echo	5.44±0.89	5.21±0.89	4.56±1.24	0.15	2.61±0.59	2.50±0.52	2.22±0.67	0.28	2.83±0.42	2.71±0.47	2.33±0.71	0.13

^*Indices calculated using DE-CMR as the standard for LV thrombus

^†p<0.001 for all comparisons between contrast and non-contrast echo

^‡Aggregate scale comprised of border definition and cavity delineation scores.