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Feasibility and Utility of Three‐Dimensional Color Flow Echocardiography of the Aortic Arch: The “Echocardiographic Angiogram”
Author(s) -
Hlavacek Anthony,
Lucas Jon,
Baker Hamilton,
Chessa Karen,
Shirali Girish
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00328.x
Subject(s) - aortic arch , color doppler , medicine , double aortic arch , radiology , cardiology , doppler echocardiography , arch , aorta , ultrasonography , blood pressure , civil engineering , diastole , engineering
Two‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2DE) is the most commonly used diagnostic modality to evaluate congenital and acquired abnormalities of the aortic arch. However, 2DE is frequently limited in this ability due to the three‐dimensional character of the arch and its interrelationships with other vascular structures. Recently, three‐dimensional echocardiography (3DE) with 3D color flow Doppler became commercially available. We examined the feasibility and utility of 3DE with 3D color Doppler in the evaluation of patients with congenital (native and postoperative) abnormalities of the aortic arch. We found that 3DE color flow provides important diagnostic information in patients with aortic arch anomalies, in a manner that is quick and user‐friendly. In addition, 17 of the 26 patients had their 3DE findings confirmed by additional modalities, providing reasonably significant validation for our findings with 3DE.