Real-time 3D echocardiography is a valuable diagnostic tool for evaluating mitral valve disease, though its clinical application remains limited by being time-consuming and operator-dependent.
This review outlines the clinical utility and practical application of real-time 3D echocardiography for evaluating mitral valve disease.
Although real-time 3D echocardiography (RT3DE) has only been introduced in the last decades, its use still needs to be improved since it is a time-consuming and operator-dependent technique and acquiring a good quality data can be difficult. Moreover, the additive value of this important diagnostic tool still needs to be wholly appreciated in clinical practice. This review aims at explaining how, why, and when performing RT3DE is useful in clinical practice.
Pino et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Mitral Valve Disease. Real-time 3D echocardiography (RT3DE) was evaluated. Real-time 3D echocardiography is a valuable diagnostic tool for evaluating mitral valve disease, though its clinical application remains limited by being time-consuming and operator-dependent.
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