Why the study?
Does real-time three-dimensional echocardiography accurately quantify right ventricular volume and mass in an in vitro porcine model?
Population
10 excised porcine hearts
Comparison
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography… vs 2D length method, 2D biplane Simpson method, and…
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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RT-3DE 8- and 16-plane methods show promise for RV quantification in vitro; leaves open human clinical validation.
Does real-time three-dimensional echocardiography accurately quantify right ventricular volume and mass in an in vitro porcine model?
RT-3DE using 8- or 16-plane methods accurately quantifies right ventricular volume and free wall mass in an in vitro porcine model.
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