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Fusion imaging during balloon mitral valvulopasty: First experience
Author(s) -
Hudson Olivia,
Prejean Shane P.,
Von Mering Gregory,
Arora Garima,
Ahmed Mustafa,
Nanda Navin,
Andrikopoulou Efstathia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14753
Subject(s) - balloon , medicine , mitral valvuloplasty , radiology , cardiology , medical physics , computer science
The EchoNavigator (EchoNav, Philips, The Netherlands) is a tool that fuses live X‐ray with three‐dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) images allowing for enhanced precision and accuracy during interventional cardiac procedures. We present the first case of EchoNav utilization during balloon mitral valvuloplasty using the newest version (EchoNav 3.0.2). The benefits of the EchoNav application include improved procedural precision and safety due to improved demonstration of the relationship between the interventional equipment and neighboring cardiac structures.