Heart Disease
Researchers at University of Alabama release new data on heart disease
Published in Medical Imaging Business Week, December 31st, 2009
"We studied 19 patients with pericardial disease using two-dimensional and three-dimensional transthorathic echocardiography (2DTTE and 3DTTE, respectively) in order to determine whether 3DTTE provides incremental value on top of 2DTTE in the evaluation of these patients. With 3DTTE a more comprehensive assessment of pericardial effusion can be made and both the parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium can be visualized en face and examined for pathologies and fibrin deposits," scientists writing in the Echocardiography - a Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques report.
"In our series of patients, 3DTTE was superior to 2DTTE in...
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