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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Lyubomir Georgiev Zagorchev, Burlington, MA (US);
Michael Cardinale, Nottingham, NH (US);
Scott Holland Settlemier, Marlborough, MA (US);
Kevin Camhong Quan, Nashua, NH (US);
Sabine Mollus, Aachen, DE;
Juergen Weese, Aachen, DE;
Ivan Salgo, Pelham, MA (US);
Lyubomir Georgiev Zagorchev, Burlington, MA (US);
Michael Cardinale, Nottingham, NH (US);
Scott Holland Settlemier, Marlborough, MA (US);
Kevin CamHong Quan, Nashua, NH (US);
Sabine Mollus, Aachen, DE;
Juergen Weese, Aachen, DE;
Ivan Salgo, Pelham, MA (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasound system for planning a surgical implantation of a prosthetic aortic valve produces three dimensional images of the aortic root region of a patient. An electronic model of an aortic root is accessed and fitted to the aortic root in a three dimensional ultrasound image. Preferably the aortic root model exhibits closed contour cross-sections which are fitted to the endothelial lining of the aortic root in the ultrasound image. A medial axis of the fitted model is identified and radii measured from the medical axis to the border of the fitted model. The radii are joined to identify a surface forming a mesh model fitted to the aortic root anatomy of the patient. The shape and dimensions of the fitted model may be used to fabricate a custom prosthetic valve for aortic valve replacement.