Right ventricular systolic function in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: A comparison of manual and automated software to measure fractional area change.

Hanna K RuotsalainenHannah R Bellsham-RevellAaron J BellJaana I PihkalaTiina H OjalaJohn M Simpson

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)

Automation improves the repeatability of FAC in HLHS. There are some differences between automated software in terms of correlation with MRI-derived EF. Measurement bias and wide limits of agreement mean that the same echocardiographic technique should be used during the follow-up of individual patients.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
heart failure
left ventricular
machine learning
chronic kidney disease
high throughput
newly diagnosed
blood pressure
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
mitral valve
diffusion weighted imaging
patient reported