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ArticleInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2022

Design of heart phantoms for ultrasound imaging of ventricular septal defects.

Gerardo Tibamoso-Pedraza, Iñaki Navarro, Patrice Dion, Marie-Josée Raboisson, Chantale Lapierre, Joaquim Miró, Sylvie Ratté, Luc Duong

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Article in International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Gerardo Tibamoso-PedrazaInterventional Imaging Lab, Department of Software and IT Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, H3C 1K3, Canada. gerardo.tibamoso-pedraza.1@etsmtl.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6160-8285
Iñaki NavarroCardiology, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, H3T 1C5, Canada.
Patrice DionInterventional Imaging Lab, Department of Software and IT Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, H3C 1K3, Canada.
Marie-Josée RaboissonCardiology, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, H3T 1C5, Canada.
Chantale LapierreCardiology, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, H3T 1C5, Canada.
Joaquim MiróCardiology, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, H3T 1C5, Canada.
Sylvie RattéInterventional Imaging Lab, Department of Software and IT Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, H3C 1K3, Canada.
Luc DuongInterventional Imaging Lab, Department of Software and IT Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, H3C 1K3, Canada.

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Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologies 276451
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeVentricular septal defects (VSDs) are common congenital heart malformations. Echocardiography used during VSD hybrid cardiac procedures requires extensive training for image acquisition and interpretation. Cardiac surgery simulators with heart phantoms have shown usefulness for such training, but they are limited in visualization and characterization of complex VSD. This study explores a new method to build patient-specific heart phantoms with VSD, with proper tissue echogenicity for ultrasound imaging.

methodsHeart phantoms were designed from preoperative imaging of three patients with complex VSDs. Each whole heart phantom, including atrial and ventricular septums, was obtained by manual segmentation and by surface reconstruction, then by molding and by casting in different materials. Heart phantoms in silicone and polyvinyl alcohol cryogel (PVA-C) were considered, and they were reconstructed in 3-D using 2-D freehand ultrasound imaging.

resultsAn electromagnetic measurement system was used to measure the mean VSD diameters from the heart phantoms. Errors were evaluated below 1.0 mm for mean VSD diameters between 6.2 and 7.5 mm.

conclusionPatient-specific heart phantoms promise for representing complex heart malformations such as VSDs. PVA-C showed better tissue echogenicity than silicone for VSDs visualization and characterization.

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Heart Defects, CongenitalHeart Septal Defects, VentricularEchocardiographyHumansInfantPhantoms, ImagingUltrasonography3-D printingEchocardiographyHeart phantomsVentricular septal defects

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