The Evaluation of Real-time 3-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography for the Preoperative Functional Assessment of Patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Comparison with 2-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography

RT-3DE is feasible with comparative accuracy to TEE for precise anatomic localization of prolapsing mitral valve segments. However, the technique is limited by poor image quality in 11% of patients.