title: [Real-time multiplane echocardiography. Current applications, limits and perspectives].
abstract: Echocardiography is the most commonly used imaging technique in current clinical cardiology practice and is usually performed using a monoplane approach. In recent years new matrix-array transducers have become available that allow the real-time simultaneous display of two or more echocardiographic scanning planes from the same acoustic window. This multiplane approach is particularly interesting as it may reduce, during the examination, the number of probe movements and consequently facilitate image acquisition. In some clinical applications, moreover, the multiplane approach improves both accuracy and reproducibility of echocardiography. This review evaluates the state of the art of multiplane echocardiography and discusses possible clinical applications, advantages and limitations of this technique.
authors.affiliation: U.O. di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Corso della Giovecca, 203 44100 Ferrara donatomele@libero.it
authors.forename: Donato
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galderisi
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Badano
authors.forename: Eustachio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agricola
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nistri
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sciomer
authors.forename: Piercarlo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ballo
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buralli
authors.forename: Antonello
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Andrea
authors.forename: Arcangelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Errico
authors.forename: Maria Angela
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Losi
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mondillo
mesh_terms: D016279:Atrial Function, Left; D003199:Computer Systems; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left