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This article describes a method for applying preoperative contrast-enhanced computed to-mography (CT) to guiding catheter procedures. The utility of this technique, which allows the operator to perform the procedure while cross-referencing CT location information with the fluoroscopic monitor display and understanding the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the patient’s anatomy, is described.
Furthermore, several situations where cannulation of a branch vessel with a guiding catheter is desirable are presented, and an explanation of each technique is provided.
Finally, examples of how the interpretation of fluoroscopic in-formation, based on CT location data, can be applied to hemostasis, drainage, and puncture procedures are introduced.
