The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 49, 486-488, Copyright © 1990 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Three-dimensional image reconstruction for planning of a complex cardiovascular procedure
FH Edwards, G Wind, L Thompson, RF Bellamy, MJ Barry and PS Schaefer
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
A rare left subclavian artery aneurysm associated with a congenital arch
anomaly was difficult to visualize using standard radiographic techniques.
Three-dimensional computer imaging produced a clear depiction of this
unusual anatomy and simplified the preoperative planning.