Clinical use of Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography in pediatric cardiology.
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography is a technique that allows three-dimensional imaging without any geometrical assumptions or need for reconstruction from two-dimensional images. This imaging technique should be particularly useful in the pediatric population, for whom a complex cardiac anatomy must be defined. We review the potential usefulness of real-time three-dimensional imaging in the pediatric population and the potential limitations associated with this technique.
Mizelle
K M
KM
The Clinical Care Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098, USA.
Rice
M J
MJ
Sahn
D J
DJ
D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity