Determination of regurgitant orifice area with the use of a new three-dimensional flow convergence geometric assumption in functional mitral regurgitation

Y Matsumura, G Saracino, K Sugioka, H Tran… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - Elsevier
Geometry of the proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) in functional mitral regurgitation
(MR) is elongated, leading to underestimation of the effective regurgitant orifice (ERO) area …

Comparison of orifice area by transthoracic three-dimensional Doppler echocardiography versus proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method for assessment of …

K Iwakura, H Ito, S Kawano, A Okamura… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Effective regurgitant orifice area is a useful index of the severity of mitral regurgitation (MR).
The calculation of regurgitant orifice area using the proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) …

Geometry of the proximal isovelocity surface area in mitral regurgitation by 3-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography: difference between functional mitral …

Y Matsumura, S Fukuda, H Tran, NL Greenberg… - American heart …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The geometry of the proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) of functional
mitral regurgitation (MR), which is conventionally assumed to be a hemisphere, remains to …

Calculation of mitral regurgitant orifice area with use of a simplified proximal convergence method: initial clinical application

M Pu, DL Prior, X Fan, CR Asher, C Vasquez… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - Elsevier
To validate a previously proposed simplified proximal flow convergence method for
calculating mitral regurgitant orifice area (ROA), a prospective study was conducted in …

Comparison of direct planimetry of mitral valve regurgitation orifice area by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography to effective regurgitant orifice area …

E Altiok, S Hamada, S van Hall, M Hanenberg… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Direct measurement of anatomic regurgitant orifice area (AROA) by 3-dimensional
transesophageal echocardiography was evaluated for analysis of mitral regurgitation (MR) …

In vitro validation of real-time three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography for direct measurement of proximal isovelocity surface area in mitral regurgitation

SH Little, SR Igo, B Pirat, M McCulloch… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The 2-dimensional (2D) color Doppler (2D-CD) proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA)
method assumes a hemispheric flow convergence zone to estimate transvalvular flow …

Computational analysis of virtual echocardiographic assessment of functional mitral regurgitation for validation of proximal isovelocity surface area methods

T Qin, A Caballero, RT Hahn, R McKay… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mitral regurgitation (MR) quantification by the proximal isovelocity surface area
(PISA) method remains challenging. Using computer models, the authors evaluated the …

Direct measurement of proximal isovelocity surface area by single-beat three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography in mitral regurgitation: a validation study

JA de Agustín, P Marcos-Alberca… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The two-dimensional (2D) proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method
has some technical limitations, mainly the geometric assumptions of PISA shape required to …

Quantifying mitral valve regurgitation: new solutions from the 3rd dimension

SH Little - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2010 - onlinejase.com
Mitral valve regurgitation (MR) is among the most prevalent and most significant valve
problems in the Western world. 1 Yet the accurate quantification of MR remains a significant …

Proximal flow convergence region as assessed by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography: challenging the hemispheric assumption

C Yosefy, RA Levine, J Solis, M Vaturi… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Traditionally, a hemispheric assumption for the proximal flow convergence
region (PFCR) is used when calculating mitral regurgitant (MR) effective orifice area …