title: Live three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of aortic dissection.
abstract: In the present study, we report our experience of using live three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the assessment of aortic dissection in ten adult patients. To our knowledge, this has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA.
authors.forename: Thein
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Htay
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: Gopal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Barugur S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.forename: Harvinder S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Dod
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGiffin
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged