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Advanced cardiac imaging techniques, including 3D-TEE, CT, and DynaCT, have evolved to become indispensable tools for preoperative planning and intraoperative guidance in minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
This historical review highlights the evolution and critical role of advanced imaging techniques, such as 3D-TEE and DynaCT, in modern minimally invasive and catheter-based cardiac surgery.
In the physiology of human handling, the hand always follows the eye. Hence, optimal vision is indispensable to perform surgery. With the advent of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, the unobscured direct vision was no longer possible, and therefore endoscopy was introduced to enable it. Advanced endoscopic techniques, as well as catheter-based interventions, demanded improved preoperative planning based on echocardiographic or computed tomographic (CT) data. Therefore, cardiac surgeons had not only to understand and interpret imaging data but also integrate them into their daily practice. Prof. Mohr was one of the pioneers in the field as very early he realized the importance of imaging in the curriculum of a cardiac surgeon, and promoted the acquisition of imaging skills during the residency program in Leipzig. Consequently, several surgeons and anesthesiologists actively developed research projects in the field of image-guided therapy.
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Seeburger et al. (2017) conducted a review in Cardiac surgery. Advanced cardiac imaging (3D-TEE, CT, DynaCT) was evaluated. Advanced cardiac imaging techniques, including 3D-TEE, CT, and DynaCT, have evolved to become indispensable tools for preoperative planning and intraoperative guidance in minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
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