Why the study?
Does three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography with dedicated MVQ software agree with transesophageal echocardiography for mitral annulus evaluation?
Comparison
Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography… vs Transesophageal echocardiography (TOE)
Authors
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Supports noninvasive 3D TTE MV assessment; leaves open prospective validation before replacing TOE.
Does three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography with dedicated MVQ software agree with transesophageal echocardiography for mitral annulus evaluation?
3D TTE with dedicated MVQ software provides feasible and accurate assessment of the mitral valve, with strong agreement to TOE.
Παπαδόπουλος et al. (2022) studied this question.
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