Real-time three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: technical aspects and clinical applications

Real-time three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: technical aspects and clinical applications

Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT3DTEE) is now commonly used in daily clinical practice. The transesophageal, compared to the transthoracic approach, allows the visualization of the whole spectrum of the mitral valve apparatus and the posterior cardiac structures. Moreover, images obtained by RT 3D TEE provide a unique and complete visualization of the mitral valv...

Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: Applications for cardiac resynchronization therapy

number 158 . 2. Ajmone Marsan N, Bleeker GB, Ypenburg C, Van Bommel RJ, Delgado V, Borleffs CJW, Holman ER, Van Der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography as a novel approach to assess left ventricular and Left Atrium reverse remodeling and to predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Abstract

Multiplane two-dimensional versus real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in ischemic mitral regurgitation.

OBJECTIVES Intraoperative three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been suggested to be a valuable technique for the evaluation of the mechanisms of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR). Studies comparing multiplane two-dimensional (2D) with 3D TEE reconstruction of the mitral valve using the new mitral valve quantification (MVQ) software are lacking. We undertook a pros...

Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of pacemaker endocarditis.

Real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.

BACKGROUND Complex anatomy of intra-cardiac structures requires spatial orientation of image in three dimensions for better understanding and enhanced image interpretation. We evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of the emerging 'real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography' technique for comprehensive assessment of cardiac anatomy, physiology, pathomorphology and pathophysiolog...