Endoscopic Doppler for detecting vessels in closed chest bypass grafting

V Falk; J I Fann; J Grünenfelder; T A Burdon

Endoscopic Doppler for detecting vessels in closed chest bypass grafting

Heart Surg Forum. 2000;3(4):331-3.

Authors

V Falk¹, J I Fann, J Grünenfelder, T A Burdon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, California, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 11178297

Abstract

A new method of endoscopic ultrasonography during endoscopic bypass grafting is described. Using a 7.5 MHz ultrasonic catheter (AcuNav, Acuson, Mountain View, CA) that was introduced through a 5mm port and manipulated by robotically enhanced endoscopic instruments, detection of the internal thoracic artery (ITA) and the left anterior descending (LAD) artery was possible through layers of fat and muscle in a canine model.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Coronary Disease / surgery
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Endosonography / methods*
Humans
Mammary Arteries / diagnostic imaging*
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thoracoscopy / methods*
Ultrasonography, Doppler / methods