First-in-Man Use of VR Imaging in Cardiac Cath Lab to Treat Blocked Coronary Artery (IMAGE)

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First-in-Man Use of VR Imaging in Cardiac Cath Lab to Treat Blocked Coronary Artery

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These are CTA images displayed in Google Glass. (A) Cardiologist viewing the CTA images in the upper right visual field on Google Glass (Google Inc, Mountain View, CA) (arrow) during a CTO recanalization attempt. (B, C) Three-dimensional reconstructions projected directly onto the Google Glass screen reveal the exact trajectory of the distal right coronary artery (RCA, arrows). CTA, computed tomography angiography; CTO, chronic total occlusion; RCA, right coronary artery.

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Canadian Journal of Cardiology

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