Sizing the aortic annulus with a robotised, commercially available soft balloon catheter: in vitro study on idealised phantoms

A Palombi, GM Bosi, S Di Giuseppe… - … on Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive surgical technique to
treat aortic heart valve diseases. According to current clinical guidelines, the implanted …

Compliant Aortic Annulus Sizing With Different Elliptical Ratios Through a Valvuloplasty Balloon Catheter

J Yao, GM Bosi, A Palombi, G Burriesci… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Aortic stenos (AS) is a heart valve disease that commonly affects the elderly.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a minimally invasive treatment that allows to …

Enabling automated device size selection for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

P Astudillo, P Mortier, J Bosmans… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The number of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures is expected to
increase significantly in the coming years. Improving efficiency will become essential for …

Automatic 3D aortic annulus sizing by computed tomography in the planning of transcatheter aortic valve implantation

S Queirós, C Dubois, P Morais, T Adriaenssens… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Accurate imaging assessment of aortic annulus (AoA) dimension is paramount
to decide on the correct transcatheter heart valve (THV) size for patients undergoing …

Manual versus automatic detection of aortic annulus plane in a computed tomography scan for transcatheter aortic valve implantation screening

A Van Linden, J Kempfert, J Blumenstein… - European Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Precise measurements of aortic annulus dimensions are crucial for prosthesis
size selection in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The so …

CT-Angiography–Based Evaluation of the Aortic Annulus for Prosthesis Sizing in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)–Predictive Value and Optimal …

F Schwarz, P Lange, D Zinsser, M Greif… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background/Objectives To evaluate the predictive value of CT-derived measurements of the
aortic annulus for prosthesis sizing in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and to …

Aortic annulus sizing: echocardiographic versus computed tomography derived measurements in comparison with direct surgical sizing

J Kempfert, A Van Linden, L Lehmkuhl… - European Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES The precise sizing of the aortic annulus is crucial in order to select the most
appropriate valve size for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Owing to the closed …

[HTML][HTML] Toward precision in balloon-expandable TAVR: oversizing tight versus just right

M Alkhouli, P Sengupta, V Badhwar - Cardiovascular Interventions, 2017 - jacc.org
Artificial heart valve sizing in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement has traditionally
been achieved intraoperatively using a variety of heart valve sizers. Issues related to sizing …

Aortic annulus measurement and relevance to successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a new technique using 3D TEE

A Pershad, D Stone, MF Morris, K Fang… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background There are limitations of using 2D imaging to accurately size the aortic annulus.
This article highlights the limitations of 2D technology and proposes a new 3D TEE method …

Software-automated multidetector computed tomography-based prosthesis-sizing in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Inter-vendor comparison and relation to …

B Baessler, V Mauri, AC Bunck, DP Dos Santos… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Correct sizing of the aortic annulus and determination of coronary height is
crucial for the efficacy and safety of trans-catheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We …