title: 3D echocardiography: the present and the future.
abstract: 3D echocardiography has been proven to be useful for clarifying complicated cardiac anatomies and hemodynamics. Recently introduced real-time 3D TEE may overcome technical and quality problems and result in widespread use of 3D echocardiography in routine clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA. SHIOTAT@ccf.org
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiota
mesh_terms: D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000639:trends*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D016276:Ventricular Function; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right / Q000502:physiology