Published in Medical Imaging Week, June 18th, 2005
"Due to limited exposure, removal of intracavitary air and visual assessment of cardiac function during minimally invasive procedures are not always possible," surgeons in Germany noted.
In a recent study, T. Aybek and coauthors at the University of Frankfurt "analyzed the utility of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and postoperative transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in minimally invasive" MV procedures.
"We evaluated data from 163 consecutive patients undergoing isolated minimally invasive MV replacement...
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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2005-06-18)
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