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The role of extended reality for planning coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Immersive visual displays are becoming more common in the diagnostic imaging and pre-procedural planning of complex cardiology revascularization surgeries. One such procedure is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, which is a gold standard treat-ment for patients with advanced coronary heart disease. Treatment planning of the CABG surgery can be aided by extended reality (XR)…
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Harvis: an interactive virtual reality tool for hemodynamic modification and simulation
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects more than 90 million adults in the United States. In recent years, computational hemodynamic models have helped improve our understanding of CVD progression; however, such research workflows can be challenging and unintuitive to operate. We thus developed Harvis, a software platform with a flexible GUI for performing vascular simulations and a VR-capable interface…
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HarVI: Real-Time Intervention Planning for Coronary Artery Disease Using Machine Learning
Virtual planning tools that provide intuitive user interaction and immediate hemodynamic feedback are crucial for cardiologists to effectively treat coronary artery disease. Current FDA-approved tools for coronary intervention planning require days of preliminary processing and rely on conventional 2D displays for hemodynamic evaluation. Immersion offered by extended reality (XR) has been found to benefit intervention…
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Research team pairs 3D bioprinting and computer modeling to examine cancer spread in blood vessels
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Duke University combined 3D bioprinting and computational flow models to analyze the physics behind circulating tumor cell behavior and the cells’ attachment to the vascular endothelium, the layer of cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels.
