Key result
Pre-interventional CT provides valuable information for measuring target structures, planning access routes, and identifying fluoroscopic projection angulations in adult cardiac interventions.
Why the study?
To provide an overview of current methods and applications of pre-interventional CT to support adult cardiac interventions.
Pre-procedural CT imaging is a valuable tool for planning and guiding adult cardiac structural interventions.
May aid clinical planning decisions; leaves open need for prospective outcome trials.
Due to its high temporal and isotropic spatial resolution, CT has become firmly established for pre-procedural imaging in the context of structural heart disease interventions. CT allows to very exactly measure dimensions of the target structure, CT can provide information regarding the access route and, as a very valuable addition, volumetric CT data sets can be used to identify fluoroscopic projection angulations to optimally visualize the target structure and place devices. This review provides an overview of current methods and applications of pre-interventional CT to support adult cardiac interventions including transcatheter aortic valve implantation, percutaneous mitral valve intervention, left atrial appendage occlusion and paravalvular leak closure.
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Hell et al. (2019) conducted a review in Structural heart disease. Pre-interventional CT was evaluated. Pre-interventional CT provides valuable information for measuring target structures, planning access routes, and identifying fluoroscopic projection angulations in adult cardiac interventions.
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