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Basic principles and practical application

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Three-dimensional Echocardiography

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Current, real-time 3D echocardiography (RT3DE) evolved from original volumetric three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. Original volumetric 3D echocardiography described the acquisition of 3D datasets in real time at a rate of about 15–20 3D datasets per second using sparse matrix array transducer technology [1–4], thus, eliminating time-consuming 3D reconstruction of two-dimensional (2D) image planes which were prone to interpolation artifacts [5–8]. Such pyramid-shaped, volumetric 3D datasets, once acquired, could be further analyzed by cropping and slicing.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Echocardiography West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

    Thomas Buck MD, FACC, FESC (Associate Professor of Medicine Assistant Director, Director)

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    Thomas Buck MD, FACC, FESC (Associate Professor of Medicine Assistant Director, Director) (Associate Professor of Medicine Assistant Director, Director)

  2. Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Region Hannover – Klinikum Siloah, Hannover, Germany

    Andreas Franke MD, FESC (Associate Professor of Medicine Head) (Associate Professor of Medicine Head)

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    Mark J. Monaghan PhD, FRCP(Hon), FACC, FESC (Professor of Echocardiography Director) (Professor of Echocardiography Director)

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Buck, T. (2011). Basic principles and practical application. In: Buck, T., Franke, A., Monaghan, M.J. (eds) Three-dimensional Echocardiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11179-2_3

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