Thermographic visualisation of coronary artery blood flow during by-pass surgery.
A technique is described for visualising coronary artery blood flow and assessing myocardial perfusion during aorta to coronary artery bypass surgery. The technique involves an injection of cold fluid into the graft which is then viewed thermographically using an infra-red camera.
D000818:Animals; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D012756:Sheep; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*