A novel approach to produce axial echocardiographic images by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: A step-by-step guide |
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| Authors: | Rami M Abazid MD Andrew Frost MD Andrew Mathew MD Nikolaos Tzemos MD |
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| Institution: | Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Three-Dimensional (3-D) echocardiography is becoming increasingly used to diagnose and describe the spatial location of valvular pathologies and atrial septal defects during transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The role of 3D-TEE is not well established in diagnosing other congenital heart diseases like partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (PAPVD) and coronary anomalous. We propose a step by step approach to producing computed tomography-simulated axial images from 3-D TEE to simplify TEE interpretation and diagnosis of cardiac abnormalities. |
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| Keywords: | anomalous pulmonary vein axial transesophageal echocardiography |
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