title: Use of EchoNavigator, a novel echocardiography-fluoroscopy overlay system, for transseptal puncture and left atrial appendage occlusion.
abstract: Structural heart disease requires a coordinated effort to join echocardiographic and fluoroscopic data. Various methods have been used, including echocardiography, CT, and MRI. We report on the use of EchoNavigator (Philips Inc., Amsterdam, Netherlands), a novel echocardiographic-fluoroscopic fusion system. This new system allows real-time integration and marking of important structures that track on fluoroscopy even with movement of the C-arm. In this article, we describe potential uses for this system in respect to transseptal puncture and left atrial appendage closure.
authors: CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors: Sameer
authors: S
authors: Gafoor
authors: Philipp
authors: P
authors: Schulz
authors: Luisa
authors: L
authors: Heuer
authors: Predrag
authors: P
authors: Matic
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Franke
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Bertog
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Reinartz
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Vaskelyte
authors: Ilona
authors: I
authors: Hofmann
authors: Horst
authors: H
authors: Sievert
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D011677:Punctures; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*