Left ventricular noncompaction: imaging findings and diagnostic criteria.
OBJECTIVE
The objectives of this article are to review the imaging findings of left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) at echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and MDCT; to discuss diagnostic criteria for and the advantages and limitations of these imaging techniques; and to describe pitfalls that can lead to misinterpretation of findings of LVNC.


CONCLUSION
LVNC is a cardiac disease of emerging importance, and imaging has a key role in its diagnosis. Accordingly, radiologists should be familiar with LVNC imaging findings to realize an accurate diagnosis.
['Zuccarino|Flavio|F|', 'Vollmer|Ivan|I|', 'Sanchez|Gloria|G|', 'Navallas|Maria|M|', 'Pugliese|Francesca|F|', 'Gayete|Angel|A|']
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential D003952:Diagnostic Imaging D006801:Humans D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium
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