Coronary fractional flow reserve derived from intravascular ultrasound imaging: Validation of a new computational method of fusion between anatomy and physiology.

Cristiano Guedes BezerraAlexandre Hideo-KajitaCarlos A BulantGonzalo D Maso-TalouJose MarianiFabio A PintonBreno A A FalcãoAntônio Esteves-FilhoMarcelo FrankenRaúl A FeijóoRoberto Kalil-FilhoHector M Garcia-GarciaPablo J BlancoPedro Alves Lemos Neto

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)

The computational processing of IVUSFR is a new method that allows the evaluation of the functional significance of coronary stenosis in an accurate way, enriching the anatomical information of grayscale IVUS.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
coronary artery disease
heart failure
left ventricular
ejection fraction
aortic valve