title: Endoscopic Doppler for detecting vessels in closed chest bypass grafting.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, California, USA. falv@medizin.uni-leizpig.de
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Fann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grünenfelder
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Burdon
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods