Visualization and Measurement of Mitral Valve Chordae Tendineae Using Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography from the Transgastric Approach

• Published in: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 449 - 454
• Main Authors: Obase, Kikuko, MD, Jeevanandam, Valluvan, MD, Saito, Ken, MD, Kesner, Kimberly, MD, Barry, Aaron, MD, Hollatz, Andrew, MD, Farooqui, Farhan, MD, Addetia, Karima, MD, Roberts, Joseph D., MD, Ota, Takeyoshi, MD, Balkhy, Husam H., MD, Yoshida, Kiyoshi, MD, Mor-Avi, Victor, PhD, Lang, Roberto M., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2015
• Subjects: 3D transesophageal echocardiography; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Cardiovascular; Chordae Tendineae - diagnostic imaging; Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional - methods; Echocardiography, Transesophageal - methods; Female; Humans; Image Enhancement - methods; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging; Mitral valve chordae tendineae; Multiplanar reconstruction; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Stomach; Submitral apparatus; Transgastric view; 3D transesophageal echocardiography; Transgastric view; 3D; Three-dimensional; TEE; Mitral valve chordae tendineae; Multiplanar reconstruction; Posteromedial papillary muscle; Submitral apparatus; PPM; MPR; Transesophageal echocardiographic

Background The evaluation of the submitral apparatus is challenging from the conventional transesophageal approach. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of using three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) imaging from the transgastric approach to visualize the submit...