Quantitative Coronary Angiography in the Current Era: Principles and Applications
| Autor: | Peter R. Stella, Imad Sheiban, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Paolo Garrone, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Ilaria Salvetti, Noemi Sina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Coronary angiography medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Disease progression Coronary Stenosis Drug-Eluting Stents Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Angiography medicine.disease Clinical Practice Coronary artery disease Image Interpretation Computer-Assisted Disease Progression medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics Visual estimation Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Immunosuppressive Agents Tomography Optical Coherence |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 22:527-536 |
| ISSN: | 1540-8183 0896-4327 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2009.00491.x |
| Popis: | Coronary angiography, despite its inherent invasiveness and need for contrast media and radiographic exposure, is still routinely employed every year for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of millions of patients with or at risk for coronary artery disease. Whereas approximate visual estimation is the most common way to evaluate coronary angiography findings, since the late 1980s a number of investigators have developed and investigated methods of quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) analysis exploiting automated or semi-automated edge detection. Despite the inherent drawback of QCA due to its focus on the contrast-filled lumen of the vessel, QCA has offered and continues to offer important insights for clinical research and, in selected cases, clinical practice. This review aims thus to provide a comprehensive and updated viewpoint on the actual role of QCA. |
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