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Semi-Automatic Estimation of Device Size for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in...
Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Queirós, Sandro; De Meester, Pieter; Budts, Werner; R. S. Tavares, João M.; D'hooge, JanLeft atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is used to reduce the risk of thromboembolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, by obstructing the LAA through a percutaneously delivered device. Nonetheless, correct device sizing is complex, requiring the manual estimation of different measurements in pre-/peri-procedural images, which is tedious, time-consuming and with high inter- and intra-observer vari...
Fast segmentation of the left atrial appendage in 3D transesophageal echocardio...
Morais, Pedro; Queirós, Sandro; Meester, Pieter De; Budts, Werner; Vilaça, João L.; Tavares, João MRS.; D'hooge, JanLeft atrial appendage (LAA) has been generally described as “our most lethal attachment”, being considered the major source of thromboembolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Currently, LAA occlusion can be offered as a treatment for these patients, obstructing the LAA through a percutaneously delivered device. Nevertheless, correct device sizing is not straightforward, requiring the manual a...