Quantification of the area and shunt volume of multiple, circular, and noncircular ventricular septal defects: A 2D/3D echocardiography comparison and real time 3D color Doppler feasibility determination study

ConclusionsThree‐dimensional echocardiography (3DE) is a feasible method for determining VSD area and is more accurate than 2DE for evaluating the area of multiple or noncircular VSDs. Real‐time 3D color Doppler echocardiography (RT3D‐CDE) is a feasible method for quantifying the shunt volume of multiple or noncircular VSDs.

Source: Echocardiography - October 29, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Evan Tracy, Meihua Zhu, Cole Streiff, David J. Sahn, Muhammad Ashraf Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research