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A Decision-Support Informatics Platform for Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement

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ELECTRONICS
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/electronics11121902

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aortic valve replacement; minimally invasive technique; 3D models; image processing; rib cage

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This study developed a semi-automatic tool (RT-PLAN) to assess the feasibility of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement using anatomical criteria derived from manual 2D image analysis. The tool effectively evaluated the RT criteria and provided a realistic visualization of the surgical field through virtual reality technology.
Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement is performed by mini-sternotomy (MS) or less invasive right anterior mini-thoracotomy (RT). The possibility of adopting RT is assessed by anatomical criteria derived from manual 2D image analysis. We developed a semi-automatic tool (RT-PLAN) to assess the criteria of RT, extract other parameters of surgical interest and generate a view of the anatomical region in a 3D space. Twenty-five 3D CT images from a dataset were retrospectively evaluated. The methodology starts with segmentation to reconstruct 3D surface models of the aorta and anterior rib cage. Secondly, the RT criteria and geometric information from these models are automatically and quantitatively evaluated. A comparison is made between the values of the parameters measured by the standard manual 2D procedure and our tool. The RT-PLAN procedure was feasible in all cases. Strong agreement was found between RT-PLAN and the standard manual 2D procedure. There was no difference between the RT-PLAN and the standard procedure when selecting patients for the RT technique. The tool developed is able to effectively perform the assessment of the RT criteria, with the addition of a realistic visualisation of the surgical field through virtual reality technology.

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