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Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Method for the Visualization and Assessment of Specific Parameters of the Pulmonary Veins
Published on: October 28, 2020
Novel three-dimensional imaging of the anatomical relationship between the pulmonary vein and left atrium
Minoru Yamada1, Masahiro Jinzaki, Kozo Sato
1Multi-dimension Biomedical Imaging & Information Laboratory in Research Park, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Background:
Visualization of the inner anatomical relationship of the pulmonary veins (PVs) and left atrium (LA) is important for achieving a better success rate and avoiding complications in circumferential LA ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF).
Methods And Results:
Twelve patients with AF underwent computed tomography and novel post-processing images that emphasized the boundaries of the PVs and LA were produced.
Conclusions:
The "Transparent View" images enabled visualization of the inner anatomical relationship of the PVs and LA in the same geometry as in pulmonary venography in all cases.
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