Harada T, Ohtaki E, Sumiyoshi T, Hosoda S
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Jpn Heart J. 2001 Nov;42(6):789-92. doi: 10.1536/jhj.42.789.
Two-dimensional echocardiography can provide intracardiac images. However, the cross-sectional images require mental reconstruction to understand a three-dimensional intracardiac structure. It is sometimes hard for inexperienced echocardiographers to engage in reconstruction. Thus, three-dimensional echocardiography is potentially beneficial because these images can provide extra information without mental reconstruction. Herein we demonstrate three-dimensional reconstruction using transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with a left atrial myxoma. It contributed to clarifying the surgical considerations, including whether the tumor was adhering to the left atrium or the mitral valve.
二维超声心动图可提供心内图像。然而，横断面图像需要在脑海中进行重建才能理解三维心内结构。对于经验不足的超声心动图检查人员来说，有时很难进行重建。因此，三维超声心动图可能有益，因为这些图像无需在脑海中重建就能提供额外信息。在此，我们展示了经食管超声心动图对一名左心房黏液瘤患者进行的三维重建。这有助于明确手术考量因素，包括肿瘤是否附着于左心房或二尖瓣。
