title: Three-dimensional echocardiography in valve disease.
abstract: This review covers the role of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography in the diagnosis of heart valve disease. Several factors have contributed to the evolution of this technique, which is currently a simple and routine method: rapid evolution in probe and computer technologies, demonstration that 3D data sets allowed more complete and accurate evaluation of cardiac structures, emerging clinical experience indicating the strong potential particularly in valve diseases, volume and function of the two ventricle measurements and several other fields. This report will review current and future applications of 3D echocardiography in mitral, aortic and tricuspid valve diseases underlying both qualitative (morphologic) and quantitative advantages of this technique.
authors: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Istituto di Cardiologia dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano - Italy.
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Colombo
authors: Gloria
authors: G
authors: Tamborini
authors: Mauro
authors: M
authors: Pepi
authors: Marina
authors: M
authors: Alimento
authors: Cesare
authors: C
authors: Fiorentini