title: Three-dimensional echocardiography: an historical perspective.
abstract: Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) has made a dramatic transition from predominantly a research tool to a technology useful in everyday clinical practice. This article outlines the history of 3DE from its beginnings to the most current technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359748, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. eagill@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Berthold
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klas
mesh_terms: D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans