J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2016 Jun;24(2):172-173. 10.4250/jcu.2016.24.2.172.

A Left Atrial Appendage Phantom Structure

Affiliations
  • 13rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. chpapado@auth.gr
  • 2Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Imaging Research Center, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Left atrial appendage; Pericardial effusion; Multimodality echocardiography

MeSH Terms

Atrial Appendage*
Pericardial Effusion

Figure

  • Fig. 1 2D and 3D echocardiography imaging. A: Circular structure into the LAA. B: 2D X plane imaging of the structure. C and D: 3D echocardiography delineating LAA entrance surrounded by pericardial fluid. AO: aorta, LAA: left atrial appendage, LA: left atrium, PE: pericardial effusion.


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