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Disadvantages

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The disadvantages of cross-sectional echocardiography are:

  • possible misinterpretation of structures if the images do not correspond to expected anatomical sections.
  • correct alignment of beam is required because the strength of echoes is dependent on its orientation of the beam to the structures being studied.
  • relatively slow frame rate, especially when the depth of field is large.

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