title: Dynamic three-dimensional echocardiographic reconstruction of congenital cardiac septation defects.
abstract: Dynamic three-dimensional echocardiographic reconstructions of 27 cardiac septation defects were performed in 19 sedated infants and children. Using a subxiphoid rotational scanning approach, complete visualization of the entire shape and breadth of the defect was attained in 11 of 16 ventricular septal defects and 9 of 11 atrial septal defects. This technique enabled the operator to cut slices from the three-dimensional block of echocardiographic data in order to present septation defects in a region- or lesion-oriented fashion. Poor baseline two-dimensional image quality and certain small septation defects that were readily obscured by nearby structures led to inadequate three-dimensional reconstructions. The application of dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography for assessment of cardiac septation defects uniquely provided (1) the ability to present en face views of atrial and ventricular septal defects; and (2) a means by which intracardiac anatomy can be displayed in a region- and lesion-oriented fashion for interventional and surgical planning purposes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Tantengco
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caldwell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Darragh
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ensing
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male