New direction of biplane transesophageal echocardiography with special emphasis on real-time biplane imaging and matrix phased-array biplane transducer.
This article reports on the technical aspects of an online real-time biplane transesophageal echocardiographic imaging system and of a single-matrix, phased-array transducer capable of transverse and longitudinal scanning.
Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical School, Japan.
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Omoto
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Kyo
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Matsumura
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Adachi
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Maruyama
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Matsunaka
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D004947:Esophagus; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012984:Software; D014159:Transducers