Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2022; 119(2): 358-360
“Lightning The Heart” with 3D Echo: Transillumination of a Prosthetic Mitral Valve Dehiscence
Mariana Ribeiro Silva
, Ana Isabel Azevedo
, Francisco Sampaio
, José Ribeiro
, Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho
Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiogram with transillumination (TI) is a novel 3D rendering tool that enhances specific image features not optimally displayed by conventional 3D imaging. Conventional 3D rendering lacks consistency regarding image details and depth perception, often presenting suboptimal images. Transillumination 3D imaging benefits from the integration of a movable virtual light source into the data set. The light source can be moved anteriorly or posteriorly and from side to side, being positioned at specific locations in order to highlight the region of interest, increase accuracy, improve depth perception, create shadows, and enable a more precise distinction between structures. Additionally, this new 3D rendering tool improves visualization and delineation of orifice and edges, cavities, masses, and structural abnormalities,1,2 and is essential to perform detailed imaging during procedures.3
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