Patent · US Active

Method of imaging for heart valve implant procedure

US8177835B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Alois Noettling · Pottenstein, DE
Jan Boese · Eckental, DE
Matthias John · Nuremberg, DE
Volkmar Falk · Woodside, US
Thomas Walther · Jülich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2009
Grant date	May 15, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2/24
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method as a workflow for imaging for a heart valve implant procedure includes positioning the patient and an articulated imaging apparatus relative to one another, inducing rapid ventricular pacing in the patient, and imaging a region of the patient's heart to obtain image date for a three-dimensional image. The three-dimensional data is used to construct a three-dimensional image of the region of the patient's heart an the three-dimensional image is displayed for use in the implanting of the replacement heart valve. Optional steps may include obtaining a real time two-dimensional image of the patient's heart and superimposing the real time two-dimensional image with the constructed three dimensional image. The replacement valve is moved into position in the patient's heart during rapid ventricular pacing and breath hold using the superimposed two-dimensional and three-dimensional image information.

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