These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: 3D fusion of coronary CT angiography and CT myocardial perfusion imaging: Intuitive assessment of morphology and function.
    Author: von Spiczak J, Manka R, Mannil M, Oebel S, Hamada S, Higashigaito K, Klotz E, Ruschitzka F, Alkadhi H.
    Journal: J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr; 2017 Nov; 11(6):437-443. PubMed ID: 28916411.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The objective of this work was to support three-dimensional fusion of coronary CT angiography (coronary CTA) and CT myocardial perfusion (CT-Perf) data visualizing coronary artery stenoses and corresponding stress-induced myocardial perfusion deficits for diagnostics of coronary artery disease. METHODS: Twelve patients undergoing coronary CTA/CT-Perf after heart transplantation were included (56 ± 12 years, all males). CT image quality was rated. Coronary diameter stenoses >50% were documented for coronary CTA. Stress-induced perfusion deficits were noted for CT-Perf. A software was implemented facilitating 3D fusion imaging of coronary CTA/CT-Perf data. Coronary arteries and heart contours were segmented automatically. To overcome anatomical mismatch of coronary CTA/CT-Perf image acquisition, perfusion values were projected on the left ventricle as visualized in coronary CTA. Three resulting datasets (coronary tree/heart contour/perfusion values) were fused for combined three-dimensional rendering. 3D fusion was compared with conventional analysis of coronary CTA/CT-Perf data and to results from catheter coronary angiography. RESULTS: CT image quality was rated good-excellent (3.5 ± 0.5, scale 1-4). 3D fusion imaging of coronary CTA/CT-Perf data was feasible in 11/12 patients (92%). One patient (8%) was excluded from further analysis due to severe motion artifacts. 2 of 11 remaining patients (18%) showed both stress-induced perfusion deficits and relevant coronary stenoses. Using 3D fusion imaging, the ischemic region could be correlated to a culprit coronary lesion in one case (1/2 = 50%) and diagnostic findings could be rectified in the other case (1/2 = 50%). Coronary CTA was in full correspondence with catheter coronary angiography. CONCLUSION: A method for 3D fusion of coronary CTA/CT-Perf is introduced correlating relevant coronary lesions and corresponding stress-induced myocardial perfusion deficits.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]