1. Coronary arterial geometry: A comprehensive comparison of two imaging modalities.
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Blanco PJ, Bulant CA, Bezerra CG, Maso Talou GD, Pinton FA, Ziemer PGP, Feijóo RA, García-García HM, and Lemos PA
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- Computed Tomography Angiography, Coronary Angiography, Humans, Ultrasonography, Interventional, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Coronary Vessels diagnostic imaging
- Abstract
The characterization of vascular geometry is a fundamental step towards the correct interpretation of coronary artery disease. In this work, we report a comprehensive comparison of the geometry featured by coronary vessels as obtained from coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and the combination of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) with bi-plane angiography (AX) modalities. We analyzed 34 vessels from 28 patients with coronary disease, which were deferred to CCTA and IVUS procedures. We discuss agreement and discrepancies between several geometric indexes extracted from vascular geometries. Such an analysis allows us to understand to which extent the coronary vascular geometry can be reliable in the interpretation of geometric risk factors, and as a surrogate to characterize coronary artery disease., (© 2021 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
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- 2021
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