Imec develops 4D scanner for heart surgery
Imec develops 4D scanner for heart surgery The imec.icon project DIASTOLE, involving VUB, UZ Brussels and Imec, is paving the way to safely implement 4D scans in cardiac surgery, raising the prospect of heart specialists could being able to test the placement of a new heart valve before surgery. 4D CT scanners add the dimension of time to three-dimensional images and capture the movement of the heart in detail. The heart is an organ that is constantly moving and therefore hard to visualize. In cardiovascular procedures, it is often difficult to estimate how the heart will react to a stent or ...
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