Valve Replacement

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Key Investigators

• Adam Rankin (Robarts Research Institute, London, Canada)

Background

• Current approach for aortic valve replacement using a valve prosthesis
• Trans-femoral or trans-apical approach used to insert valve to desired location
• Valve deployment bubble expanded or restricting sheath removed to deploy valve permanently
• Current guidance technique involves angiography and fluoroscopy
• PLUS updated to support capture of 3D+t data
• Philips ie33 probe support in PLUS experimental

Project Description

Objective

• Brainstorm workflow and objectives for prototype experiments
• Implement Slicer module (in python) to accomplish this workflow

Approach, Plan

• Enable workflow for choosing aortic annulus center
• Manipulate the target valve orientation by connecting two points
• Ask Csaba lots of questions
• Program in Python

Progress

• Module created
• Python learned (in progress)

Links

• PLUS Assembla 3D+t ticket