Clinical application of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of atrial septal defect

Abstract

This paper reports the use of three-dimensional (3-D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the diagnosis of atrial septal defect. The results displayed that the interatrial septum had integrity in normal persons. The size, shape and position of atrial septal defects could he showed clearly and the type of the defects could be identified. The reconstructed imaging of interatrial septum on 3-D TEE was clear and stereoscopic. The technique is helpful in defining spatial location and extent of atrial septal defects.

Keywords

three-dimensional / transesophageal echocardiography / atrial septal defect

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