Dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging: detection of ischemia in a porcine model with FFR verification

Rachid Fahmi; Brendan L. Eck; Mani Vembar; Hiram G. Bezerra; David L. Wilson

doi:10.1117/12.2043800

13 March 2014 Dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging: detection of ischemia in a porcine model with FFR verification

Rachid Fahmi, Brendan L. Eck, Mani Vembar, Hiram G. Bezerra, David L. Wilson

Proceedings Volume 9038, Medical Imaging 2014: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging; 90380O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043800
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Dynamic cardiac CT perfusion (CTP) is a high resolution, non-invasive technique for assessing myocardial blood ow (MBF), which in concert with coronary CT angiography enable CT to provide a unique, comprehensive, fast analysis of both coronary anatomy and functional ow. We assessed perfusion in a porcine model with and without coronary occlusion. To induce occlusion, each animal underwent left anterior descending (LAD) stent implantation and angioplasty balloon insertion. Normal ow condition was obtained with balloon completely de ated. Partial occlusion was induced by balloon in ation against the stent with FFR used to assess the extent of occlusion. Prospective ECG-triggered partial scan images were acquired at end systole (45% R-R) using a multi-detector CT (MDCT) scanner. Images were reconstructed using FBP and a hybrid iterative reconstruction (iDose4, Philips Healthcare). Processing included: beam hardening (BH) correction, registration of image volumes using 3D cubic B-spline normalized mutual-information, and spatio-temporal bilateral ltering to reduce partial scan artifacts and noise variation. Absolute blood ow was calculated with a deconvolutionbased approach using singular value decomposition (SVD). Arterial input function was estimated from the left ventricle (LV) cavity. Regions of interest (ROIs) were identi ed in healthy and ischemic myocardium and compared in normal and occluded conditions. Under-perfusion was detected in the correct LAD territory and ow reduction agreed well with FFR measurements. Flow was reduced, on average, in LAD territories by 54%.

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Rachid Fahmi, Brendan L. Eck, Mani Vembar, Hiram G. Bezerra, and David L. Wilson "Dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging: detection of ischemia in a porcine model with FFR verification", Proc. SPIE 9038, Medical Imaging 2014: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 90380O (13 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043800

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