[Application fields of intraoperative transesophageal 3D echocardiography.]

[Application fields of intraoperative transesophageal 3D echocardiography.]
Anaesthesist. 2014 Jul 3;
Authors: Magunia H, Rosenberger P
Abstract
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an established diagnostic tool and has to be regarded as the standard of care for intraoperative monitoring and cardiac surgical decision-making. Furthermore, intraoperative TEE is also used for monitoring and assessment of hemodynamic changes and the detection of previously unknown pathologies. In the past few years 3D-TEE has extended the spectrum of 2D-TEE by allowing pathomorphological features to be more easily and intuitively linked to the anatomy of the heart and the great vessels. Thus, a comprehensive 2D-TEE examination is favorably complemented by focused 3D-TEE. Especially during mitral valve surgery, 3D-TEE has proven its superiority in the diagnosis of the underlying pathology as demonstrated by a large number of studies in this field. This review presents the available data about the role of intraoperative 3D-TEE echocardiography and introduces practical fields of application.
PMID: 24994014 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Anaesthesist - July 3, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Magunia H, Rosenberger P Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research