期刊
MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS
卷 47, 期 -, 页码 105-116出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.06.027
关键词
Optical coherence tomography; X-ray computed micro tomography; Image segmentation; Coronary artery; Stent; Computational fluid dynamics
资金
- European Commission through Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network [H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014 VPH-CaSE, 642612]
The clinical challenge of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) is highly dependent on the recognition of the coronary anatomy of each individual. The classic imaging modality used for PCI is angiography, but advanced imaging techniques that are routinely performed during PCI, like optical coherence tomography (OCT), may provide detailed knowledge of the pre-intervention vessel anatomy as well as the post-procedural assessment of the specific stent-to-vessel interactions. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an emerging investigational tool in the setting of optimization of PCI results. In this study, an OCT-based reconstruction method was developed for the execution of CFD simulations of patient-specific coronary artery models which include the actual geometry of the implanted stent. The method was applied to a rigid phantom resembling a stented segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The segmentation algorithm was validated against manual segmentation. A strong correlation was found between automatic and manual segmentation of lumen in terms of area values. Similarity indices resulted >96% for the lumen segmentation and >77% for the stent strut segmentation. The 3D reconstruction achieved for the stented phantom was also assessed with the geometry provided by X-ray computed micro tomography scan, used as ground truth, and showed the incidence of distortion from catheter-based imaging techniques. The 3D reconstruction was successfully used to perform CFD analyses, demonstrating a great potential for patient-specific investigations. In conclusion, OCT may represent a reliable source for patient-specific CFD analyses which may be optimized using dedicated automatic segmentation algorithms. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of IPEM.
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