Computed fractional flow reserve (FFTCT) derived from coronary CT angiography

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 708-714

  Zarins, Christopher K ^a,c   Taylor, Charles A ^a,c   Min, James K ^b  

^a HEARTFLOW INC   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Coronary computed tomographic angiography; Fractional flow reserve; Noninvasive cardiac imaging

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; MAXIMAL CORONARY HYPEREMIA; MICROCIRCULATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, MYOCARDIAL; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84885612379     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-013-9498-4     Document Type: Article

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