Three-Dimensional Ultrasound-Derived Physical Mitral Valve Modeling

Modeling Mitral Valve Leaflets from Three-Dimensional Ultrasound

The geometry of the mitral leaflets, most commonly viewed using three-dimensional ultrasound, is an important input for mechanical models predicting valve closure. Current methods for leaflet modeling from ultrasound either require extensive user interaction, rely on inaccurate assumptions, or produce generic results. The presented method for modeling the mitral leaflets from three-dimensional ...

Three Dimensional Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Disease

Three-dimensional echocardiography has evolved from a laborious technique of prolonged image acquisition and reconstruction into a push-button tool performed with surface and transesophageal ultrasound transducers. Recent advances in matrix transducers with more than 3000 crystals and new processors allow for the acquisition of real-time images without the need for off-line reconstruction. In a...

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography of the Mitral Valve

Three-dimensional echocardiography in mitral valve disease.

Three-dimensional echocardiography offers great promise for improving the understanding of the mitral valve anatomy, function, and pathology. It may have important implications for medical or surgical management of different mitral valve disease. In this article we provide an overview of the three-dimensional anatomy of the mitral valve. Based on the studies using three-dimensional echocardiogr...

1302 . P 6 . 51 . Using Real - Time Three - Dimensional Ultrasound To Characterize Mitral Valve Motion

Real-time 3D ultrasound has become a promising new tool for diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures. In particular, full volume analysis of cardiac structures is now possible because of ultrasound's high tissue/blood contrast and a temporal resolution capable of capturing fast-moving cardiac structures. The temporal resolution of three-dimensional ultrasound is particularly attractive ...