Interventional cardiac catheterization is routinely used in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease. Interventional image-guided systems are used for interventional cardiology procedures such as coronary angiography, heart valve replacements, balloon angioplasty procedures, and stenosis. There are well-established concerns regarding the risk of radiation exposure to patients and staff, particularly in children given the cumulative effects of repeat exposure.
Objectives
- To develop a platform for integration of pre-interventional anatomical and functional data with real-time X-ray fluoroscopy data.
- To provide a three-dimensional navigation tool for reproducible 3D positioning of the working catheter and anatomically correct documentation of the working points in 3D during transvascular procedures.