title: [Minimally invasive cardiac surgery with the aid of three-dimensional computed tomography(3DCT) image projection on the body surface].
abstract: Port-access minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) is complicated by limited skin incision and surgical field. In order to optimize the set-up and port placement in this surgery, we have employed image overlay technique prior to operation consisted of three-dimentional computed tomography (3DCT)image projection on the patient surface. With the aid of this technique, we successfully performed port-access MICS in 12 patients and mitral valve replacement in 1 patient with severe mediastinal displacement after previous pneumonectomy. Image overlay projection could allow surgeons to view underlying anatomical structures virtually and obtain a good operative field. Our proposed technique would be expected to make port-access MICS easier and probably safer in this particular circumstance.
authors: Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan.
authors: Tetsuro
authors: T
authors: Uchida
authors: Cholsu
authors: C
authors: Kim
authors: Yoshiyuki
authors: Y
authors: Maekawa
authors: Tadanori
authors: T
authors: Minagawa
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Mizumoto
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Yamashita
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Nakamura
authors: Yukihiro
authors: Y
authors: Yoshimura
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Oizumi
authors: Mitsuaki
authors: M
authors: Sadahiro
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*