This work tackles three-dimensional reconstruction of tomographic acquisitions in C-arm-based rotational angiography. The relatively slow rotation speed of C-arm systems involves motion artifacts that limit the use of three-dimensional imaging in interventional procedures. The main contribution of this paper is a reconstruction algorithm that deals with the temporal variations due to intra-arterial injections. Based on a compressed-sensing approach, we propose a multiple phase reconstruction with spatio-temporal constraints. The algorithm was evaluated by qualitative and quantitative assessment of image quality on both numerical phantom experiments and clinical data from vascular C-arm systems. In this latter case, motion artifacts reduction was obtained in spite of the cone-beam geometry, the short-scan acquisition, and the truncated and subsampled data.
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December 2024
Department of Applied Mathematics, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
The circle of Willis (CoW) is a circular arrangement of arteries in the human brain, exhibiting significant anatomical variability. The CoW is extensively studied in relation to neurovascular pathologies, with certain anatomical variants previously linked to ischemic stroke and intracranial aneurysms. In an individual CoW, arteries might be absent (aplasia) or underdeveloped (hypoplasia, diameter < 1 mm).
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December 2024
Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People's Republic of China.
Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided coronary intravascular lithotripsy and rotational atherectomy in treating severe coronary artery calcification.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of 60 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention at the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University from October 2022 to August 2023 was conducted. The patients were divided into two groups: 30 received IVUS-guided coronary intravascular lithotripsy and 30 underwent IVUS-guided rotational atherectomy.
Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Objectives: To describe the workflow and value of three-dimensional rotational angiography (3DRA) in percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI).
Background: 3DRA offers visualization of the entire topography in the chest and may enhance safety and reduce the risk for complications in PPVI through improved pre-procedural planning and per-procedural guidance.
Methods: All PPVI procedures with the use of 3DRA performed between August 2011 and December 2022 were reviewed.
J Cardiol Cases
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Kyoto Saiseikai Hospital, Nagaokakyo, Japan.
Unlabelled: Intervention to proximal lesions should be avoided in graft-protected native coronary arteries in general, because there might be a risk for bypass-graft failure. An 81-year-old man with coronary artery bypass grafting surgery due to 3-vessel disease 17 years previously complained of worsening angina. Coronary angiography (CAG) revealed a diseased saphenous vein graft (SVG) and a probable functional occlusion in the mid left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) concomitant with calcified severe stenosis in the left main (LM)-proximal LAD, and patent right internal thoracic artery (RITA)-LAD graft.
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December 2024
From the Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Via C. Belgioioso 173, Milan, Italy (D.A., S.M., D.T., E.C., G.L., S. Galli, G.M., L.G., G.T., S.T., S. Gili, P.M., P.O., V.M., D.M., M.S., C.G., E.M., A.B., M.E.M., A.A., A F., G.P., A.L.B.); Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (D.A.); IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy (E.C., G.M., L.G., V.M., D.M., M.S., E.G., P.P., E.M., A.L.B.); Cardiovascular Center Aalst, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium (J.S., M.B., E.G., P.P., K.S., T.M., C.C.); Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K.S., T.M.); Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (G.P.); and Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Padua, Italy (L.Z.).
Background The detection of in-stent restenosis (ISR) with coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is challenging, but CT perfusion (CTP) has demonstrated improved diagnostic accuracy over CCTA in patients with stents. However, there are limited data on the performance of dynamic CTP, which allows noninvasive adjudication of regional myocardial blood flow. Purpose To compare the diagnostic performance of regadenoson-stress dynamic CTP with that of CCTA, using fractional flow reserve (FFR) and the index of microvascular resistance (IMR) as reference standards for epicardial coronary circulation and coronary microcirculation, respectively.
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