Roelandt J R, Yao J, Kasprzak J D
Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Cardiology Department, The Netherlands.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 1998 Nov;13(6):386-96. doi: 10.1097/00001573-199811000-00002.
Three-dimensional echocardiography depicts the heart and its structures in their realistic forms. This capability decreases variability both in the quality and the interpretation of complex pathology, among investigators. Therefore, it is likely that the method will become the standard echocardiography examination in the future. The availability and versatility in use of the volumetric data set allow us to retrieve an infinite number of cardiac cross-sections, and thus, more accurate and reproducible measurements of valve areas, masses, and cavity volumes by obviating geometric assumptions. In the future, new physiologic parameters will provide additional information and address new clinical questions.
三维超声心动图能够以逼真的形态描绘心脏及其结构。这种能力降低了研究人员之间在复杂病理的质量和解读方面的变异性。因此，该方法很可能在未来成为标准的超声心动图检查方法。容积数据集的可用性和使用的多功能性使我们能够获取无数个心脏横截面，从而通过避免几何假设更准确、可重复地测量瓣膜面积、肿块和腔室容积。未来，新的生理参数将提供更多信息并解决新的临床问题。
