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The right ventricle

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Three-dimensional Echocardiography

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Because the right ventricle (RV) has a much more complex geometry compared to the left ventricle, assessment of its volumes and function is more challenging using two-dimensional (2D) echocardiographic image planes. This is due to the fact that no simple three-dimensional (3D) geometric model accurately represents this chamber even in the absence of disease. Although these conditions would clearly favor a 3D analysis, it is challenging to find an adequate acoustic window because of the retrosternal location of the RV.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Stephan von Bardeleben MD (Director, Echocardiography)

  2. 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)

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

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

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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)

  3. Noninvasive Cardiology, King’s College Hospital London, London, UK

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

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von Bardeleben, S., Buck, T., Franke, A. (2011). The right ventricle. 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_7

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