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Three-Dimensional Printing of a Complex Aortic Anomaly
Published on: November 1, 2018
Three-dimensional Visualization of Aortic Arch Morphology via Rearrangement of Non-enhanced Thoracic CT Images
Maki Fukuda1, Tsuyoshi Ohta1, Hiroshi Okabayashi2
1Department of Neurosurgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center, Kochi, Kochi, Japan.
Objective:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of three-dimensional (3D) images of the aortic arch reconstructed using a novel image processing algorithm for non-enhanced computed tomography (CT) images of the cervicothorax and abdomen obtained before emergency endovascular surgery.
Case Presentations:
In all, 46 patients who underwent acute mechanical thrombectomy between January and December 2018 were examined. The anatomical variations of the aortic arch were reproduced in all cases; however, the reproduction of the carotid arteries was difficult.
Conclusion:
Our novel 3D analysis system enables obtaining information on the aortic arch easily from plain CT data that may be useful in acute endovascular treatment.
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