STANDARD TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY UNDERESTIMATES THE LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT WHEN COMPARED TO FULL VOLUME 3D IMAGING

Authors :: Ricardo Benenstein
Robert Donnino
Muhamed Saric
Ramin S. Hastings
Eugene Kim
Ginger Lau
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63(12)
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2014.
Abstract: Using the continuity equation, 2D echocardiography can underestimate the aortic valve area (AVA), largely due to errors in measuring the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) area. Here we compare LVOT area measurements obtained by 3D echocardiography against the standard 2D measurement. 73

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Two dimensional echocardiography
Aortic valve area
2d echocardiography
Internal medicine
cardiovascular system
Cardiology
medicine
Ventricular outflow tract
business
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
human activities
3d echocardiography
Volume (compression)

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