Table 2.
Measurements of aortic annular diameter using different echocardiographic modalities.
Aortic annulus at minimum diameter | Aortic annulus at maximum diameter | Annular area | Eccentricity index | |
CT | 2.52 ± 0.30a | 2.71 ± 0.37a | 5.08 ± 0.44a | 0.13 ± 0.22a |
2D-TTE | 2.36 ± 0.15b | - | 4.32 ± 0.56b | - |
3D | 2.46 ± 0.26a | 2.64 ± 0.28a | 4.79 ± 0.47c | 0.07 ± 0.06a |