Preprocedural Remote Virtual Reality Can Assist in Interventional Decisions

Background: Using virtual reality to assist preprocedural planning for interventional procedures, which is enhanced by remote collaborative consultations with other specialists, is a new cutting-edge technology. Objective: To demonstrate how decision making for interventional procedures with 3-dimentional (3D) virtual reality can be enhanced with remote collaboration with experts. Design: Case reports of 2 patients who underwent interventional procedures with remote consultations using 3D virtual reality technology. Case 1: A 19-year-old patient with tetralogy of Fallot was evaluated for replacement of the pulmonary valve using a transcatheter approach. A gated CT angiogram was acquired to determine the most appropriate replacement strategy. These DICOM data were transferred to the virtual reality software by Elucis, which produced the "beating heart" 3D model for visualizing the right ventricular outlet structure. Case 2: A neonate with tricuspid and pulmonary atresia and confluent more...