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Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provides high-quality real-time images that correlate well with gross anatomical findings, aiding diagnosis and guidance during mitral valve surgery.
3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provides high-quality real-time images that correlate well with gross anatomical findings, making it a valuable asset for diagnosis and guidance during mitral valve surgery.
3D TEE may aid mitral valve assessment and guidance; leaves open prospective trials on training standards and clinical outcomes.
The mitral valve remains a complex structure where multiple forms of pathology can be seen. Mitral regurgitation continues to be one of the most common valvular diseases in the industrialized world. While intraoperative 2-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography has been commonplace for some time, 3-dimensional technology has emerged and has shown great benefit for diagnosis and guidance during mitral valve surgery. In the hands of a trained sonographer, high-quality real-time images can easily be obtained and correlate well with gross anatomical findings. The use of multiple angled views and color Doppler within 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography has become a valuable asset in the understanding and interpretation of the mitral valve for surgical interventions.
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Bhatia et al. (2018) conducted a review in Mitral regurgitation. 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography vs. 2-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography was evaluated. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provides high-quality real-time images that correlate well with gross anatomical findings, aiding diagnosis and guidance during mitral valve surgery.
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