title: The value of live three-dimensional echocardiography in an adult patient with aortico-left ventricular tunnel.
abstract: Aortico-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT) is a rare cardiac abnormality. This article presents an adult case of ALVT with aortic ostium lying above the left-noncommissure which was diagnosed with live three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE). Live 3DE has shown its value in providing more detailed information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yue-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Pei
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male