Pediatric Echo LV Mass Calculator
M-Mode Technique
Currently, the American Society of Echocardiography guidelines
(peds,
adults) for
performing m-mode measurements of the left ventricle look something like this:
- measure the left ventricle at end diastole (largest chamber diameter)
- use the "leading edge to leading edge" technique:
- obtain m-mode from PSAX. Or PLAX (the reference literature remains surprisingly
mixed on this point).