This two-day course is designed to provide pediatric cardiologists, adult congenital cardiologists and cardiac sonographers with the fundamental skills required to obtain and analyze high-quality Live 3D TEE images. This course will be taught by David A. Roberson, MD, FASE, FACC. Educational material will be presented in the form of lectures, case presentations, informal discussions and hands-on image manipulation that together will provide a thorough introduction into the fundamentals of Live 3D TEE and its practical clinical application.
Dr. Vivian Cui and the Philips ultrasound clinical education team will assist in instructing participants on optimizing acquisition, manipulation, cropping, display and quantification of 3D TEE datasets of congenital cardiac defects using QLAB software. Students will have ample opportunity to develop hands-on experience.
This course is for physicians and sonographers interested in using Live 3D in clinical practice and expanding their knowledge of congenital heart disease.
Prerequisite skills: A thorough knowledge and understanding of 2D TEE and system instrumentation as well as basic 3D system controls is required for this program. Participants should have a thorough understanding of congenital heart disease for this program.
