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(Circulation. 2009;119:314-329.)
© 2009 American Heart Association, Inc.

Contemporary Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Real-Time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography

An Integral Component of the Routine Echocardiographic Examination in Adult Patients?

Victor Mor-Avi, PhD; Lissa Sugeng, MD; Roberto M. Lang, MD

From the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.

Correspondence to Roberto M. Lang, MD, University of Chicago Medical Center, Section of Cardiology, MC5084, 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637. E-mail rlang@bsd.uchicago.edu

Key Words: echocardiography • echocardiography, three-dimensional • mitral valve • valves • ventricles

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	Introduction

 
One of the most significant developments of the last decade in ultrasound imaging of the heart was the evolution of 3-dimensional (3D) imaging from slow and labor-intense offline reconstruction to real-time volumetric imaging. This imaging modality provides valuable clinical information that empowers echocardiographers with new levels of confidence in the diagnosis of heart disease. We have previously described the technological milestones in the development of real-time 3D echocardiographic (RT3DE) imaging and its major advantages over conventional 2-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) and reviewed the published literature that supported the use of this new methodology in clinical practice.¹ Since 2006, the growing availability of RT3DE technology, its ease of use, and its multiple attractive features have sparked significant interest in the research community, resulting in a large number of publications, most of which have endorsed RT3DE imaging for clinical use by demonstrating its unique capabilities in different scenarios. In parallel, the clinical acceptance of this new tool has broadened significantly. The most recent clinically significant addition is matrix-array transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), which provides images of unprecedented quality that aid surgeons and interventional cardiologists in planning and guiding procedures and evaluating their outcomes.

The purpose of the present article is to review the most recent RT3DE literature and provide readers with an update on the latest developments and the current status of this noninvasive imaging tool. Because different potential applications of RT3DE imaging have been explored to various extents, they are described here separately, and each is discussed with an emphasis on the scientifically . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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