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8887864

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
In recent years, transducers for multiplane Doppler echocardiography have demonstrated their superior imaging performance in adult patients. To date, the size of these probes has limited their use in pediatric patients. In this article, we report our initial experience with a recently developed miniaturized transducer with all conventional imaging and Doppler modalities. The study focused primarily on imaging performance by comparing standard biplane images with those obtained in oblique planes. The investigations were carried out intraoperatively or during interventional catheterization in patients with congenital heart disease. We observed no complications in a study population of 15 children (weight range of 5 to 63 kg and an age range of 96 days to 11 years). The probe was easy to handle and provided excellent images. Additional information was obtained in several cases and documentation of clinical findings was easier because an optimal image plane almost always could be displayed. We concluded that pediatric multiplane Doppler echocardiography has considerably improved investigative performance compared with the conventional monoplane or biplane studies normally available for this age group. In neonates, however, investigation with the multiplane technique is limited by the size of the patient.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0894-7317
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
622-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Pediatric multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in congenital heart disease: new possibilities with a miniaturized probe.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesia, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't