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Techniques for 3D Quantitative Echocardiography
3-D echocardiography grew out of existing 2-D techniques and uses many of the same tools. By tracking the size, shape, and position of heart structures in dozens of imaging planes aligned in 3-D via common reference points, the new technique can reconstruct the entire heart as a solid object with accurate representation of its shape, whether normal, globally dilated, or locally aneurysmal. |
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