Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Oct 2016
Three-Dimensional Field Optimization Method: Clinical Validation of a Novel Color Doppler Method for Quantifying Mitral Regurgitation.
Assessment of mitral regurgitation (MR) severity by echocardiography is important for clinical decision making, but MR severity can be challenging to quantitate accurately and reproducibly. The accuracy of effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) and regurgitant volume (RVol) calculated using two-dimensional (2D) proximal isovelocity surface area is limited by the geometric assumptions of proximal isovelocity surface area shape, and both variables demonstrate interobserver variability. The aim of this study was to compare a novel automated three-dimensional (3D) echocardiographic method for calculating MR regurgitant flow using standard 2D techniques. ⋯ Direct automated measurement of proximal isovelocity surface area region for EROA calculation using real-time 3D color Doppler echocardiography is feasible, with a high correlation to current 2D EROA methods but less variability. This novel automated method provides an accurate and highly reproducible method for calculating EROA.