Usefulness of echocardiographic-fluoroscopic fusion imaging in children with congenital heart disease

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases
Khaled HadeedPhilippe Acar

Abstract

Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) has become indispensable in the catheterization laboratory in the guidance of some percutaneous interventions, as a complementary imaging technique to fluoroscopy. However, the two imaging modalities are presented separately and differently, making interpretation of the anatomical spatial relationships complicated. EchoNavigator® (Philips Healthcare, Best, the Netherlands) is an innovative software package, enabling fusion of fluoroscopic and echocardiographic images on the same screen. To assess the feasibility of EchoNavigator® in the guidance of interventional procedures, and to present our initial clinical experience with this software. Children with congenital heart disease who underwent interventional catheterization needing guidance with TOE from December 2015 to December 2017 were included. TOE was realized using a X7-2t TOE probe (Philips Healthcare) connected to an echocardiographic system (EPIC™; Philips Healthcare, Andover, MA). Fluoroscopy was realized using the Allura Xper FD/10 system (Philips Healthcare). Image fusion was attempted in all patients using EchoNavigator®. Markers were positioned on the target zone on echocardiographic images, and projected onto the merged scr...Continue Reading

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Apr 27, 2019·Echo Research and Practice·John M Simpson, Annemien van den Bosch
May 8, 2019·Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions·Elena K GrantKanishka Ratnayaka
Nov 30, 2019·Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases·Sebastien HascoetClément Karsenty
Oct 16, 2020·International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery·Ina VernikouskayaVolker Rasche
Aug 20, 2021·Current Cardiology Reports·C BatteuxS Hascoet

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