HIGHLIGHTS
MPR manipulation of the cardiac CT can integrate different imaging
modalities in evaluating structural heart diseases and set up the
procedural imaging plan in the preoperative rehearsal.
The steps of MPR manipulation of the cardiac CT can be translated back
into TEE probe manipulation protocols and thus shorten the learning
curve for novices.
Adjusting images of different modalities to similar reference planes and
configurations may reduce the discrepancies which appear during device
sizing.