Clinical validation of a virtual planner for coronary interventions based on coronary CT angiography

J Sonck, S Nagumo, BL Norgaard, H Otake, B Ko… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background Low fractional flow reserve (FFR) values after percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) carry a worse prognosis than high post-PCI FFR values. Therefore, the …

Artificial intelligence as a diagnostic tool in non-invasive imaging in the assessment of coronary artery disease

G Doolub, M Mamalakis, S Alabed, RJ Van der Geest… - Medical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity
worldwide, and it is associated with considerable economic burden. In an ageing …

Pre-procedural planning of coronary revascularization by cardiac computed tomography: An expert consensus document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed …

D Andreini, C Collet, J Leipsic, K Nieman… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy for detecting
coronary artery disease (CAD) and a key role in the management of patients with low-to …

Procedural outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions in focal and diffuse coronary artery disease

T Mizukami, J Sonck, K Sakai, B Ko… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) patterns play an essential role in the decision‐
making process about revascularization. The pullback pressure gradient (PPG) quantifies …

[HTML][HTML] Trans-lesional fractional flow reserve gradient as derived from coronary CT improves patient management: ADVANCE registry

H Takagi, JA Leipsic, N McNamara, I Martin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The role of change in fractional flow reserve derived from CT (FFR CT) across
coronary stenoses (ΔFFR CT) in guiding downstream testing in patients with stable coronary …

Influence of intracoronary hemodynamic forces on atherosclerotic plaque phenotypes

A Candreva, D Gallo, D Munhoz, ML Rizzini… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and aims Coronary hemodynamics impact coronary plaque progression and
destabilization. The aim of the present study was to establish the association between focal …

Impact of post-PCI FFR stratified by coronary artery

C Collet, NP Johnson, T Mizukami, WF Fearon… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background Low fractional flow reserve (FFR) after percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) has been associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Hitherto, this assessment has …

CT-derived Fractional Flow Reserve: How, When, and Where to use this Novel Cardiac Imaging Tool

RN Javid, SK Hosseini - Current Cardiology Reviews, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
Fractional flow reserve computed tomography (FFRCT) is a novel imaging modality. It
utilizes computational fluid dynamics analysis of coronary blood flow obtained from CCTA …

Impact of coronary CT image quality on the accuracy of the FFRCT Planner

D Andreini, M Belmonte, M Penicka, L Van Hoe… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objective To assess the accuracy of a virtual stenting tool based on coronary CT
angiography (CCTA) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) derived from CCTA (FFRCT Planner) …

Morphology-based non-rigid registration of coronary computed tomography and intravascular images through virtual catheter path optimization

K Kadry, ML Olender, A Schuh… - … on Medical Imaging, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) provides 3D information on
obstructive coronary artery disease, but cannot fully visualize high-resolution features within …