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Quantitative CTA with the 3D visualization of individual plaque components

Quantitative CTA with the 3D visualization of individual plaque components

European Bifurcation Club 2014 – EBC 2014 – Bordeaux, France

Bifurcation lesions quantitative analysis

Quantitative CTA with the 3D visualization of individual plaque components

Author: Johan H.C. Reiber, PhD, Division of Image Processing (LKEB); Dept of Radiology Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) & Medis medical imaging systems bv Leiden, The Netherlands

 

SUMMARY

  • Analytical sogware QAngio CT Research Edition (RE) has been developed for the quantitation of plaque burden from MSCT data sets, featuring:
  • Fully automatic extraction of the complete coronary tree
  • Automatic labeling of the segments with anatomical names
  • A two step contour detection approach per vessel for both lumen and vessel contours
  • Lesion quantification as in X-ray QCA, but now in 3D
  • Assessment of plaque burden & plaque characterization
  • Data export facilities
  • 100% vendor independent
  • Validated against IVUS and excellent inter- and intra-observer variabilities
  • Ready for clinical research!

 

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