A simple and accurate method for computer-aided transapical aortic valve replacement

Transapical aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a recent minimally invasive surgical treatment technique for elderly and high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. In this paper, a simple and accurate image-based method is introduced to aid the intra-operative guidance of TAVR procedure under 2-D X-ray fluoroscopy.

Source: Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics - September 25, 2014 Category: Radiology Authors: Mohamed Esmail Karar, Denis R. Merk, Volkmar Falk, Oliver Burgert Source Type: research