A new dimension in patent foramen ovale size estimation.

Laurent DemulierBernard Pierre PaelinckIlse CoomansDimitri HemelsoetJulie De BackerLaurence CampensDaniel De Wolf

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)

Live xPlane and 3D Zoom TOE allow peri-procedural measurement of the largest dimension of a PFO, which is the PFO base. Patients with a large or spontaneous RL contrast shunt appear to have a larger PFO base. The anatomical PFO base dimension may be taken into account for optimization of device and patient selection strategies.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
pulmonary artery
computed tomography
contrast enhanced