3D Echocardiography of Structural Heart Disease

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Measurement of mitral valve area in patients with mitral stenosis by 3D echocardiography: A comparison between direct planimetry on 3D zoom and 3D quantification

“…The use of 3D quantification (3DQ) software is the usual method for a 3D measurement of the MVA. Direct planimetry on 3D zoom has also been employed by a few authors as a rapid way to quantify the MVA by 3D echocardiography (3DE) …”

“…Direct planimetry on 3D zoom has also been employed by a few authors as a rapid way to quantify the MVA by 3D echocardiography (3DE). 9,10 In the present study on patients with severe mitral stenosis, we primarily aimed to compare the 2 different 3DE methods of 3DQ (as a standard 3D method) and direct planimetry on 3D zoom for the assessment of the MVA and, subsequently, compare the MVA derived by 3DTEE and that measured by the 3 different 2DTTE methods of direct planimetry, the PHT, and the CE.…”