ABSTRACT
HOW TO IMAGE THE AORTIC VALVE AND ROOT USING 3D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY?
Transthoracic 3D echocardiography Because the aortic cusps are much thinner than the mitral leafl ets and the aortic annular plane is globally parallel to the ultrasound beam, transthoracic 3D imaging of the aortic valve is frequently challenging, the images often containing signifi cant drop-out artifacts that can be confused with cuspal perforation.
