title: Three-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease.
abstract: Complex intracardiac anatomy and spatial relationships are inherent to congenital heart defects (CHDs). Recognition of the limitations of two-dimensional echocardiography has stimulated clinical interest in three-dimensional imaging. The current review examines contemporary studies in the following areas where three-dimensional echocardiography has provided additive value in CHD: (1) visualization of morphology, (2) quantitation of chamber sizes and ventricular function, and (3) image-guided interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA. shiralig@musc.edu
authors.forename: Girish S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Shirali
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans