Important technological developments have made it possible where the practical use of this modality is gaining importance. Three-dimensional echocardiography has an increasing role in the management of patients with congenital heart disease. This article provides an overview of this technology used for screening congenital heart defects. Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) has emerged as a vital part of the assessment of patients with congenital heart disease.
Technology The technique includes the following: Matrix transducers Beam forming and steering in three spatial dimensions Display of three-dimensional information Software for quantification Modes of the technology The 3DE systems have two major modes of scanning namely live and EKG-gated. Live mode It is the only one where the system scans in 3D real-time. Live 3DE can be obtained on patients with arrhythmias or with an…
