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Three-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease.

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Li, J; Sanders, SP
Published in: Curr Opin Cardiol
January 1999

Recent advances in transducer technology and image processing have led to the development of two techniques for three-dimensional (3-D) echocardiography: 1) 3-D reconstruction and 2) real-time 3-D (RT3-D) volumetric imaging. 3-D reconstruction creates a 3-D data set from a series of two-dimensional (2-D) images. RT3-D echocardiography uses a 2-D matrix phased array transducer with multiple parallel processing to produce real-time volumetric images of the heart. Both technologies produce novel views of congenital heart defects and offer improved quantification of ventricular volume, mass, and function. The main advantage of RT3-D imaging is its ability to capture 3-D data in real time. This avoids the motion artifact inherent with any reconstructive technique and permits analysis of events during a single cardiac cycle; however, at present, RT3-D imaging has poorer image quality and lacks the Doppler capability. Further development in both techniques will allow 3-D echocardiography to have more widespread clinical applicability.

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Curr Opin Cardiol

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0268-4705

Publication Date

January 1999

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

53 / 59

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Humans
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
 

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Li, J., & Sanders, S. P. (1999). Three-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease. Curr Opin Cardiol, 14(1), 53–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001573-199901000-00009
Li, J., and S. P. Sanders. “Three-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease.Curr Opin Cardiol 14, no. 1 (January 1999): 53–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001573-199901000-00009.
Li J, Sanders SP. Three-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease. Curr Opin Cardiol. 1999 Jan;14(1):53–9.
Li, J., and S. P. Sanders. “Three-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease.Curr Opin Cardiol, vol. 14, no. 1, Jan. 1999, pp. 53–59. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00001573-199901000-00009.
Li J, Sanders SP. Three-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease. Curr Opin Cardiol. 1999 Jan;14(1):53–59.

Published In

Curr Opin Cardiol

DOI

ISSN

0268-4705

Publication Date

January 1999

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

53 / 59

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Humans
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology