Three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: a missing link in infective endocarditis imaging?

Intraoperative 3D TrueVue Transesophageal Echo Imaging in Cardiac Mass

“…3D imaging has emerged as a diagnostic technique that overcame some of the limitations of 2D echo. [ 1 ] Moreover, 3D TEE may represent the key adjunctive echocardiographic technique that is able to positively impact cardiac mass surgical planning and intervention and facilitate the interaction between the surgeon and the imaging specialist. [ 1 ] 3D TEE in highly specialized centers has become an important complementary technique when advanced surgical planning is required.…”

A fatal case of culture-negative late prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis

“…As cardiac CT is better than TEE at detecting perivalvular abscess, CTA can be utilized as advanced method in diagnosis for patients who have a negative TTE or could not perform TEE due to contraindications 9,10 . Although TTE and TEE are useful in imaging, three-dimensional echocardiographic imaging should be used in cases with suspected prosthetic valve endocarditis, too 11 . We performed three-dimensional echocardiographic imaging.…”

Contrast transesophageal three dimensional echocardiographic imaging for patent foramen ovale: a needful role?

“…Despite the advantages, the dissemination of 3DE imaging in clinical practice is slow, mostly because 3D imaging rely on a certain level of expertise and organization of the laboratory and the latest advances are only available in the latest version of the machines. However, its use is becoming routine in highly specialized centres for structural heart disease assessment and guidance of procedures, it is also becoming a key tool for communication between imaging specialists, general cardiologists, interventionists, and surgeons [9,11].…”