What conditions may be diagnosed with intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)?
ICE may be used in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) in those who have had chest wall disruptions from previous surgery or trauma, intracardiac prosthetic material placement, or congenital or acquired anomalies of the thoracic cage. Limited data suggests that ICE may be useful in diagnosing potential pacemaker-lead infections and post percutaneous prosthetic valve implantations. It may also be of use in patients with chronic lung disease of various pathogeneses with limited acoustic windows. However, it has not been demonstrated to be of additional value in the diagnosis of shunt-related IE in childhood.