In minimally invasive catheter intervantions imaging techniques are essential.
There is no incision that opens the body so other modalities have to be used to let the interventionist "look" inside the patient. 

Echocardiography (ultrasound)

• Transthoracic
• Transesophageal
• Intracardiac

 

 

MRI 

• Cine
• 3D-Tagging
• Whole heart
• 3D reconstruction
• Flow measurements
• Angiography 
• Interventions

 

Angiography

 

The pulmonary artery is visualized in an angiography. We can assess the implantation site before and after implantation

 

CT

 

The pulmonary artery in a CT scan before and after implantation.