Mari Nieves Velasco Forte, Nick Byrne, Israel Valverde Perez, Aaron Bell, Gorka Gómez-Ciriza, Thomas Krasemann, Horst Sievert, John Simpson, Kuberan Pushparajah, Reza Razavi, Shakeel Qureshi, Tarique Hussain
AIMS: Coronary artery fistulae represent one of the most challenging anatomical defects to define accurately. We aimed to investigate the additional benefit conferred by volume rendering of tomographic images and 3D printing for diagnosis and interventional planning. METHODS AND RESULTS: Four cases of coronary fistulae were considered for transcatheter closure. Multidetector computed tomography (three cases) or cardiac magnetic resonance (one case) images were acquired and segmented using Mimics software...
October 13, 2017: EuroIntervention