Figures/Video with Captions:
Figure 1. Right ventricular assist device (RVAD) implantation
guided by fusion imaging (FI). Anatomically correct superimposition of
TEE images of the pulmonic valve and main pulmonary artery in real time
on the fluoroscopy screen using FI. FI was assistive in guiding the
guide-wire to course through the right ventricle, across the pulmonic
valve, and into the right pulmonary artery to ensure that the RVAD
followed the path for precise implantation. Video 1 . Shows real
time accurate implantation of the RVAD cannula as it is guided using FI,
3-4 cm across the pulmonic valve with the tip placed in the main
pulmonary artery.
Figure 2. Right ventricular assist device (RVAD) implantation
guided by fusion imaging (FI). Two-dimensional TEE image showing the tip
of the RVAD positioned in the main pulmonary artery distal to the
pulmonic valve.