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Flow Modeling based on 3D OCT reconstructions
European Bifurcation Club 2014 – EBC 2014 – Bordeaux, France
Bifurcation stenting: learning from bench and simulation
Flow Modeling based on 3D OCT reconstructions
Author: Gabriele Dubini, MD, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
AIM
- Development of an automated reconstruction method of a stented coronary bifurcation model starting from OCT images
- Construction of a 3D model of the bifurcation to perform a Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulation and calculate hemodynamic quantities related to restenosis
CONCLUSION
- An automated reconstruction method of an in-vitro stented coronary bifurcation model starting from OCT images was developed
- The 3D geometry obtained from this reconstruction method can be used
- to perform CFD simulations
- to quantify hemodynamic variables related to restenosis on the basis of OCT exams, to predict the regions with the highest risk of restenosis