Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3025731 | Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Three-dimensional echocardiography has emerged as an essential tool for visualizing cardiac anatomy and for making more accurate measurements of cardiac structure and function. Recently, improvements in 3D beam-forming and transducer technologies have allowed higher resolution imaging from a transesophageal echocardiographic probe. This is creating new avenues for real-time visualization of intracardiac procedures without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass or opening the beating heart. Evolutions in visualization will allow a wider array of reparative procedures to be performed minimally invasively within a beating heart.
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Authors
Ivan S. MD, MS,