The thesis deals entirely with the assessment of coronary anatomy by quantitative angiography, and while developing the technique for the assessment of restenosis it also points out the limitations of the technique. By not paying sufficient attention to fundamentals of clinical measurement, such as variability, precision and predictability, we have followed the same path that many other systems for assessing disease severity have trodden before us. The lessons learned in dealing with this relatively new clinical problem should be applied to other areas of clinical medicine

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Financial support by the British Heart Foundation and the Netherlands Heart Foundation for the study and the publication is gratefully acknowledged. Support from Schneider (Europe) for the continuation of this work is likewise acknowledged
P.W.J.C. Serruys (Patrick)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Beatt, K. (1992, October 14). Angiographic assessment of restenosis after PTCA. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/40342