Clinical application of real time three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography
- VernacularTitle:实时三维经食管超声心动图的临床应用研究
- Author:
Oudi CHEN
;
Hao WANG
;
Yong JIANG
;
Fujian DUAN
;
Zankai YE
;
Zhimin WANG
;
Yan WANG
;
Qiqiong CUI
;
Xiuzhang Lü
;
Jianrong LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Echocardiography,real-time three-dimensional;
Echocardiography,transesophageM;
Heart diseases
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2008;17(5):385-388
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the feasibility and clinical application of real-time threedimensional transesophageal echocardiography(RT3D-TEE). Methods Fifty-nine patients with various heart diseases were examined or monitored by RT3D-TEE.Among them,20 patients with different kinds of arrhythmias,24 patients with valvular heart diseases, 12 patients with congenital heart diseases,2 patients with aortic dissection, 1 with unexplained pulmonary hypertension. Results RT3D-TEE was performed successfully in all the patients with good image quality and the normal tissues as well as diseased cardiac structures were distinctly displayed.Conclusions RT3D-TEE is a safe and reliable new technique which can be applied in the patients with poor acoustic window and may be a powerful tool in the intraoperative monitoring.RT3D-TEE is also an important supplement to real time three dimensional transthoracic echocardiography and makes it possible for the first time to monitor the cardiac operation with RT3D-TEE without interrupting the operation procedure.
