title: Bench to bedside: dynamic mitral valve assessment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors analyze a commercially available software package capable of geometrically reconstructing the mitral valve (MV) dynamically throughout systole.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three-dimensional echocardiography has revolutionized the understanding of MV geometry. Advanced quantification software can be used to assess geometric changes in the MV, which have been shown to have important implications for MV surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors performed geometric analysis on 24 patients, with both anatomically normal and abnormal MVs to assess the feasibility of this new software. The application of this new software is briefly reviewed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new software, despite its limitations, allows an improved perspective on MV geometry with implications for MV repair and surgical decision making.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. hwarraic@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Haider Javed
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Warraich
authors.forename: Sajid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahul
authors.forename: Robina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matyal
authors.forename: Feroze
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mahmood
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003198:Computer Simulation; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012984:Software; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology; D014584:User-Computer Interface