Journal article
Advances in three-dimensional coronary imaging and computational fluid dynamics: is virtual fractional flow reserve more than just a pretty picture?
EKW Poon, U Hayat, V Thondapu, A OOI, M Asrar Ul Haq, S Moore, N Foin, S Tu, C Chin, JP Monty, I Marusic, P Barlis
Coronary Artery Disease | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins | Published : 2015
Abstract
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has shown a high success rate in the treatment of coronary artery disease. The decision to perform PCI often relies on the cardiologist's visual interpretation of coronary lesions during angiography. This has inherent limitations, particularly due to the low resolution and two-dimensional nature of angiography. State-of-the-art modalities such as three-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography, optical coherence tomography and invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) may improve clinicians' understanding of both the anatomical and physiological importance of coronary lesions. While invasive FFR is the gold standard technique for assessment of the ha..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the support of the Australian Research Council for this research through ARC Linkage Project LP120100233. This research was also supported by a Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI) (grant number VR0210) on its Peak Computing Facility at the University of Melbourne, an initiative of the Victorian Government, Australia. This article was published in a supplement which was made possible through an educational grant provided by St. Jude Medical Inc.