Ultrasound Mini-Transducer with Malleable Handle for Coronary Artery Surgery Ricardo P.J. Budde, PhD, Patricia F.A. Bakker, MD, PhD, Rudy Meijer, Cornelius Borst, MD, PhD, Paul F. Gründeman, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages 322-326 (January 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.067 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The 13 MHz mini-transducer with custom-made malleable probe handling tool. The probe is placed in a sterile probe cover for clinical use (not shown). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 322-326DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.067) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Longitudinal ultrasound image of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. Note the ventricular septum and the septal perforating branch (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 322-326DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.067) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Fully patent side-to-side vein to obtuse marginal (OM) anastomosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 322-326DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.067) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Fully patent left internal mammary artery–left anterior descending coronary artery (LIMA-LAD) anastomosis with power Doppler imaging. Ultrasound shadowing was caused by a clip (arrow) on the LIMA side branch. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 322-326DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.067) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Left internal mammary artery–left anterior descending coronary artery (LIMA-LAD) anastomosis. Left-hand panels: oblique longitudinal ultrasound image showing large calcified plaque in the outflow corner. Middle panels: transverse image at the level of the outflow corner. Right-hand panel: preoperative angiogram with the anastomotic site indicated (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 322-326DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.067) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions