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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
Aortic arch anomalies usually require surgical intervention preceded by precise anatomic definition. We studied 20 patients to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of using intravascular ultrasound catheters from a transesophageal approach with 3-dimensional image reconstruction for the diagnosis of aortic arch anomalies in infants and children. All patients had transthoracic echocardiograms and/or angiograms or magnetic resonance imaging. A 12.5-MHz intravascular ultrasound catheter was positioned in the esophagus and withdrawn by using an electrocardiogram and a respiratory gated pullback device to acquire the mediastinal images. All patients with arch anomalies underwent surgical repair. Reconstructed images were analyzed in the "anyplane" mode and with surface rendering. Intravascular ultrasound 3-dimensional imaging was successfully accomplished without complications. Anatomy was correctly identified in all patients by both blinded and unblinded observers, thus confirming the sensitivity and accuracy of the technique. We foresee this new technique to be useful as an adjunctive imaging modality applicable at the bedside or in the cardiac imaging laboratory.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0894-7317
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
924-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Three-dimensional imaging of aortic arch anomalies in infants and children with intravascular ultrasound catheters from a transesophageal approach.
pubmed:affiliation
Children's Hospital, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80218, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article