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European Bifurcation Club 2006 – EBC 2006 – Rome, Italy
QCA for bifurcation lesions
Bifurcation Analysis in QAngio® XA (v 7.0) Geared Towards Clinical Practice
Author: Gerhard Koning, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
CONCLUSION
- Three segment approach: Each vessel around the bifurcation has its own reference diameter function
- Improvements with respect to single vessel (“straight”) analysis:
- Easier analysis workflow
- Correct reference diameter calculation
- Correct %Diameter stenosis calculation
- Correct obstruction length measurement
- The new bifurcation QCA software is based on a proper model for the bifurcation anatomy.
- Should be used for bifurcation analysis instead of the standard QCA