) mask mode subtraction (MMS), (2) time interval difference (TID) method and (3) a combination of MMS and TID called MMS+ TID method. With the MMS method good correlations were obtainedfor EDV, ESV and EF at rest (r>0-91) and during exercise (r>0-91). The TID method showed only moderate correlations for patients at rest (r>0-86) and during exercise (r>0-79). Similar results as with MMS were achieved by the combined method (MMS+TID) at rest (r>0-91) and during exercise (r>0-91