[Assessment to fixed and variable ROI (region-of-interest) settings in the determination of left ventricular ejection fraction by multiple gated cardiac pool imaging: the benefit of variable ROI setting].

The accuracy of left ventricular ejection fractions (EF) determined by multiple gated cardiac pool imaging (RI-EF) and by M-mode echocardiography (Echo-EF) (Teichholz's method) was evaluated by comparing with those derived from angiocardiography (LVG-EF) in 19 patients including 9 with myocardial infarction, 3 with rest angina, 2 with effort angina, 2 with valvular disease, 1 with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 1 with congestive cardiomyopathy and 1 with hypertensive heart. Measurement of RI-EF was carried out by the fixed ROI method using a single end-diastolic ROI, and the variable ROI method where end-diastolic and end-systolic ROI were used.