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Three‐Dimensional Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Shirali Girish S.
Publication year - 2012
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.1540-8175.2011.01612.x
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , heart disease
Complex intracardiac anatomy and spatial relationships are inherent to congenital heart defects (CHDs). Recognition of the limitations of two‐dimensional echocardiography has stimulated clinical interest in three‐dimensional imaging. The current review examines contemporary studies in the following areas where three‐dimensional echocardiography has provided additive value in CHD: (1) visualization of morphology, (2) quantitation of chamber sizes and ventricular function, and (3) image‐guided interventions. (Echocardiography 2012;29:242‐247)