Interventional Cardiology

“There is a new technology called 4D Markers, which we can place on 2D
and 3D echo images. The interventional cardiologist can view the 4D
Markers on screen and use them as a target, so he or she knows where
we are asking them to direct a wire or catheter without having to verbalize
it or struggle to communicate that information.”

“GE HealthCare’s fusion system helps by allowing us to fuse the live
fluoroscopy to the pre-procedure CT scan. Most of the time, before
walking into the room for a TAVR, for example, you already will have a
fairly good understanding of how valve alignment is going to take place,
because of the pre-procedure imaging. Fusion technology plus additional
software that we use allows us to determine the angulation and directs
how to position our detector so we have the best views for performing
TAVR. The fusion software also allow sus to further minimize the dose of
radiation during the procedure, particularly in complex procedures using
distal protection such as the SentinelTM system to protect the cerebral
circulation in patients who are undergoing TAVR.”

“The advantage of the mini 4D TEE probe is that we can optimize the
process by making it quicker. The mini TEE probe had 3D so the planning
can be performed during the procedure.”

“We often want to perform structural heart procedures when patients are
not fully intubated or anesthetized, so a miniature 3D TEE probe is
potentially a very useful technology that may allow us to utilize TEE when
the patient is only under moderate sedation.”