Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 16
Patient-Specific Surgery Planning for the Fontan
Procedure
Christopher M. Haggerty, Lucia Mirabella, Maria Restrepo,
Diane A. de Zélicourt, Jarek Rossignac, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Thomas L. Spray,
Kirk R. Kanter, Mark A. Fogel, and Ajit P. Yoganathan
Abstract
For children born with single ventricle heart defects, the Fontan proce-
dure (right heart bypass via connection of caval veins to pulmonary arteries) is the
palliative procedure of choice. Previous research has demonstrated strong coupling
C.M. Haggerty
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Wallace H. Coulter School of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
e-mail:
ajit.yoganathan@bme.gatech.edu
C.M. Haggerty
e-mail:
chaggerty3@gatech.edu
L. Mirabella
e-mail:
lmirabella3@mail.gatech.edu
M. Restrepo
e-mail:
mrestrepo3@gatech.edu
D.A. de Zélicourt
e-mail:
diane.dezelicourt@gmail.com
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L. Mirabella
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M. Restrepo
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D.A. de Zélicourt
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A.P. Yoganathan (
J. Rossignac
College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
e-mail:
jarek@cc.gatech.edu
F. Sotiropoulos
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
e-mail:
fotis@umn.edu
T.L. Spray
M.A. Fogel
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
T.L. Spray
e-mail:
spray@email.chop.edu
M.A. Fogel
e-mail:
fogel@email.chop.edu
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