Surgical Ventricular Restoration: Morphologic and Functional Evaluation Using Multidimensional 16 Detector row CT

Lawler LP, Pannu HK, Conte JV, Corl FM, Fishman EK

These medical illustrations depict in detail the primary steps of left ventricular restoration, a cutting edge surgical procedure used to improve the lives of patients suffering from congestive heart failure. SVR restores the diseased heart to its normal size and shape, reduces volume in the anterior and septal regions of the left ventricle, and excludes the akinetic and dyskinetic portion of the muscular wall. These illustrations were created for an RSNA scientific poster exhibit and medical journals used to educate radiologists, cardiac surgeons, and other medical professionals associated with this procedure.