Role of three-dimensional echocardiography in structural heart disease / 中国医学影像技术

ABSTRACT

A series of papers on the applications of three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) on the diagnosis of structural heart diseases are selected in this issue. The topics include the applications of 3DE in valvular disease and congenital heart disease, etc. The techniques used are ranging from transthoracic and transesophageal adult 3DE imaging to belly fetal echocardiography; from disease diagnosis to selection of device before interventional therapy, monitoring during processing and evaluation of postoperative efficiency; from detection of cardiac structure to 3D printing of the heart, showing the application status and prospect of 3DE.