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Figure 12. Live/real-time three-dimensional color Doppler transesophageal echocardiographic technique for assessment of VCA. The three-dimensional dataset is cropped at the level of the MR vena contracta (MR jet origin) and cropped to view it en face (arrowhead). VCA measured 0.43 cm2, indicative of severe MR. VCA: vena contracta area; LV: left ventricle; MR: mitral regurgitation; AV: aortic valve. Copyright with Navin C. Nanda
