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22 - Three-dimensional imaging

from Section 2 - Practical issues in transesophageal echocardiography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2010

By
Heinz D. Tschernich
Edited by
Robert Feneck ,
John Kneeshaw  and
Marco Ranucci
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Summary

This chapter deals with three-dimensional (3D) imaging and reconstruction techniques in echocardiography. Real-time 3D echocardiography (RT3D) is dependent on fast processor power and the latest generation of matrix transducer technology. In addition to the common ultrasound artifacts, two types of artifacts are characteristics of 3D echo. These are stitching artifacts and dropout artifacts. RT3D-transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been shown to be more useful in correctly diagnosing and localizing mitral valve (MV) prolapse and/or chordal rupture, and 3D image acquisition has been shown to be quick and easy. 3D-TEE is valuable for assessing the size and location of atrial septal defects and their relationship to neighboring structures and for measuring the defect and rim size. The merger of enhanced 3D technology with myocardial deformation imaging will facilitate rapid, accurate, and powerful functional analysis of the heart.
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Core Topics in Transesophageal Echocardiography , pp. 348 - 367
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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