Key result
Live 3D TEE improves assessment of cardiac lymphoma infiltration and volume over 2D echocardiography.
Population
A case of cardiac lymphoma
Comparison
Live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography vs two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography
Design
Case report
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May aid tumor assessment in cardiac lymphoma cases; leaves open prospective validation before wider use.
We describe a case of cardiac lymphoma where live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provided additional information compared to two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography regarding the extent of tumor infiltration. In addition, it gave a quantitative assessment of the tumor burden by providing its volume.
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Thind et al. (2015) studied this question. Live/real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography provided better assessment of tumor infiltration and volume than 2D echocardiography in a patient with cardiac lymphoma.
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