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LV Measurement Methods
LOGIQ 500 Basic Users Manual
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Bi Plane Ellipsoid Method (cont’d)
Calc Mnemonic Calc Name Input Measurements Formula
LVMLd Left Ventricle Medial-
Lateral Dimension,
Diastole one distance LVMLd=d1[cm or mm]
LVMLs Left Ventricle Medial-
Lateral Dimension,
Systole one distance LVMLs=d1[cm or mm]
LVAMd Left Ventricular Area,
Mitral Valve, Diastole one area (by ellipse,
trace or circle) LVAMd=a1[cm ^2]
LVAMs Left Ventricular Area,
Mitral Valve, Systole one area (by ellipse,
trace or circle) LVAMs=a1[cm ^2]
LVAd Left Ventricle Area,
Diastole one area (by ellipse,
trace or circle) LVAd=a1[cm ^2]
LVAs Left Ventricle Area,
Systole one area (by ellipse,
trace or circle) LVAs=a1[cm ^2]
EdV End Diastole Volume one distance and two
areas (by ellipse, trace
or circle) EdV[ml]=8/(3
p)
x(LVAdxLVAMd)/ LVMLd
EsV End Systole Volume one distance and two
areas (by ellipse, trace
or circle) EsV[ml]=8/(3
p
)
x(LVAsxLVAMs)/ LVMLs
SV Stroke Volume two distances and four
areas (by ellipse, trace
or circle) SV[ml]=EdV–EsV
CO Cardiac Output two distances and four
areas (by ellipse, trace
or circle) and one 2 beat
time interval CO[1/min]=SVxHR/1000
EF Ejection Fraction two distances and four
areas (by ellipse, trace
or circle) EF=SV/EdVx100
HR Heart Rate
(beats/minute) one 2 beat time interval HR[BPM]=120 [sec]/ 2
beat time [sec]
PHT Pressure Half Time one time interval PHT=t1[ms orsec]
MVA Mitral Valve Area one pressure half time
interval MVA[cm^2]=220/PHT
ET Ejection Time one time interval ET=t1[ms or sec]
Table 10–6. Bi Plane Ellipsoid Method Formulas