Three-Dimensional Color Doppler Echocardiography for Direct Measurement of Vena Contracta Area in Mitral Regurgitation
Author(s) -
Stephen H. Little,
Bahar Pirat,
Rahul Kumar,
Stephen R. Igo,
Marti McCulloch,
Craig J. Hartley,
Jiaqiong Xu,
William A. Zoghbi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.05.014
Subject(s) - vena contracta , color doppler , body orifice , mitral regurgitation , medicine , cardiology , pulsatile flow , doppler effect , regurgitation (circulation) , doppler echocardiography , nuclear medicine , radiology , anatomy , ultrasonography , physics , blood pressure , diastole , astronomy
Our goal was to prospectively compare the accuracy of real-time three-dimensional (3D) color Doppler vena contracta (VC) area and two-dimensional (2D) VC diameter in an in vitro model and in the clinical assessment of mitral regurgitation (MR) severity.
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