Proximal Optimization Technique (POT)is a post-expansion technique that must be completed after single-stent implantation for the coronary bifurcation. The optimal location for the distal balloon shoulder during POT remains debatable. In the present study, the finite element method is applied to simulate POT after single-stent implantation in the coronary bifurcation. Three different balloon locations based on the distal shoulder relative to the carina cut plane were analyzed: 1) "proximal":1mm before carina cut plane; 2) "standard": at the carina cut plane; and 3) "distal": 1 mm after the carina cut plane. The computational results showed differences in stent, vessel morphology, and vessel wall stress due to the different balloon locations. However, when distal balloon shoulder was located between two adjacent stent rings, it formed the distal cell of the stent, the best stent apposition, least stent structs obstruction at SB ostial. Moreover, best opening effect of distal cell of the stent can be achieved, with the least damage to the vessel wall.
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Diagnostics (Basel)
November 2023
Department of Thoracic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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September 2023
Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Objective: This study aimed to find the radiographic characteristics for the detection of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and congestive heart failure (CHF) in cats.
Animals: Healthy cats (n = 35) and HCM cats with (21) and without (22) CHF.
Methods: On radiography, the cardiac size using vertebral heart score, left atrium enlargement (LAE), and dilation of the pulmonary vessels were assessed.
Animals (Basel)
April 2023
Department of Clinical Sciences and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.
Tracheal collapse is a common disease in small, middle-aged dogs, and imaging tools are essential for its diagnosis. Radiography and fluoroscopy are the main diagnostic modalities used, but their agreement in different regions is not well documented. In this study, the agreement between thoracic radiography and fluoroscopy in tracheal collapse was investigated in 29 dogs.
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November 2022
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
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