Abstract
Echocardiography is a key assessment tool for the evaluation of cardiac structure and function. The ability to image cardiac structures using 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography is evolving. In this article, we present some of the key features of the emerging 3D technology and review its applications with an emphasis on real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography.
MeSH terms
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Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Valve / surgery
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Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnostic imaging
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Data Display
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Data Interpretation, Statistical
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Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / instrumentation
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Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods*
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal / instrumentation
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
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Heart Atria
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Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Ventricles
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Hemodynamics / physiology
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Humans
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
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Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
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Mitral Valve / physiopathology
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Mitral Valve / surgery
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
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Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
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Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery
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Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
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Pulmonary Valve / diagnostic imaging
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Pulmonary Valve / surgery
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Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging
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Tricuspid Valve / surgery