Author/Authors :
Baysan, Oben Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Güler, Adem Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey , Yokuşoğlu, Mehmet Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Barçın, Cem Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Genç, Celal Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey
Abstract :
A foreign body in heart can be diagnosed with simple tests such as chest X-ray or more sophisticated diagnostic methods including computed tomography. Nevertheless, echocardiography is a most commonly used method for the diagnosis. Unfortunately, two- dimensional echocardiography (2D-echo) has some important limitations when a structure with high reflective surface presents in the scanning area. Three- dimensional echocardiography (3D-echo) with its inherent advantage of multiple scanning planes may overcome this problem.
