3D-echo in preoperative assessment of aortic cusps effective height

Figure 2 Images of a normal aortic valve from multiple plane reconstruction of the aortic valve with 3D transoesophageal echocardiography. A: The red plane intersects the coaptation surface of the noncoronary cusp (NCC) and left coronary cusps (LCC) The yellow line labelled D8 (12.7 mm) represents the LCC effective height; B: The red plane intersects the coaptation surface of the LCC and right coronary cusps (RCC) The yellow line labelled D4 (13.9 mm) represents the effective height; C: The red plane intersects the coaptation surface of the NCC and RCC. The yellow line labelled D6 (12.7 mm) represents the effective height.