Computer-generated three-dimensional animation of the mitral valve

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography of the Mitral Valve

Computer - Generated Three-dimensional Movies

Animated movies for educational presentations of scientific concepts are increasingly interesting a small but dedicated number of scientists, engineers, educators, and animators. The' value of animated movies for presenting complicated concepts has long been recognized. Now a new method for producing animated movies has been devised, and has led to the present renewed interest. Previously, anim...

Three Dimensional Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Disease

Three-dimensional echocardiography has evolved from a laborious technique of prolonged image acquisition and reconstruction into a push-button tool performed with surface and transesophageal ultrasound transducers. Recent advances in matrix transducers with more than 3000 crystals and new processors allow for the acquisition of real-time images without the need for off-line reconstruction. In a...

Three-dimensional echocardiography in mitral valve disease.

Three-dimensional echocardiography offers great promise for improving the understanding of the mitral valve anatomy, function, and pathology. It may have important implications for medical or surgical management of different mitral valve disease. In this article we provide an overview of the three-dimensional anatomy of the mitral valve. Based on the studies using three-dimensional echocardiogr...

Percutaneous Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: Patient-specific Three-dimensional Computer-based Heart Model and Prototyping.

Mitral regurgitation is the most prevalent valvular heart disease worldwide. Despite the widespread availability of curative surgical intervention, a considerable proportion of patients with severe mitral regurgitation are not referred for treatment, largely due to the presence of left ventricular dysfunction, advanced age, and comorbid illnesses. Transcatheter mitral valve replacement is a pro...