Y. Imai et al., A system for computer-assisted design of stent-grafts for aortic aneurysmsusing 3-D morphological models, CARDIO IN R, 24(4), 2001, pp. 277-279
A three-dimensional model was constructed from helical CT images for abdomi
nal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). A stent-graft
was designed and positioned endoluminally on the computer. One hundred and
nine stent-grafts for 101 patients were designed by this method and deploy
ed well in all patients. The design time was reduced from 4 to 0.5 hr.