Determination of Left Ventricular Myocardial Volume (Mass) by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Abstract
Left ventricular myocardial volume was determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 14 volunteers with different levels of cardiac function. In addition left ventricular myocardial volume (mass) was determined in 10 postmortem human hearts by MRI. In vivo determination of left ventricular myocardial volume (mass) showed that estimated left ventricular mass determined at systole and at diastole came close to the theoretical ratio of one in all cases (r = 0.95, p < 0.0001). There was good agreement between left ventricular myocardial volume determined by MRI and the true mass obtained by weighing the isolated left ventricle. Left ventricular mass index determined by MRI was higher in the patients with ischemic heart disease than in the controls. No difference was observed between left ventricular mass index in the controls in the two series. These results demonstrate the feasibility of measuring myocardial mass by magnetic resonance in humans and suggest a clinical relevance of such studies in patients with left ventricular disease.

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