Normal values for Echocardiography

Normal values for Echocardiographic M-mode, 2D, Doppler and Speckle Tracking Strain Measurements and Calculations

January 17th, 2021
(updated December 9th, 2024)

Table of Contents

  • Left ventricular M-mode, 2D, Doppler, tissue Doppler measurements
  • Left atrial measurements
  • Right ventricular M-mode, 2D, Doppler, tissue Doppler measurements
  • Left and right ventricular speckle tracking strain measurements
  • Grading criteria for mitral regurgitation
  • Grading criteria for aortic regurgitation
  • Left ventricular wall motion score index
  • Quantification of pericardial effusion
  • Exam Quality
  • AFI longitudinal segmental strain

Normal values for Left Ventricular measurements (Tables 1 – 3)

Table 1. Normal values for M-mode and 2D Left Ventricular measurements
Table 1
Table 2. Normal values for 2D and Doppler left ventricular measurements
Table 2A
Table 2B - Normal values LVOT diameter and LV stroke volume
Table 2B – Normal values for pulsed Doppler derived Stroke Volume index and Cardiac index from a group of 165 normal subjects (personal data of Author).
HR: heart rate; lvotd: LV outflow tract diameter; lvoti: lV outflow tract pulsed Doppler flow VTI: SIlvo: stroke index; CIlvo: cardiac index.
Table 3. Normal values for tissue Doppler left ventricular measurements
Table 3
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