Aims: To develop a methodology that permits accurate 3-dimensional (3D) reconstruction from FD-OCT and angiographic data enabling reliable evaluation of the ESS distribution, and to compare the FD-OCT-derived models against the established models based on angiography/IVUS. Methods and results: Fifteen patients (17 coronary arteries) who underwent angiography, FD-OCT and IVUS examination during the same procedure were studied. The FD-OCT and IVUS lumen borders were placed onto the 3D luminal centreline derived from angiographic data. Three-dimensional geometry algorithms and anatomical landmarks were used to estimate the orientation of the borders appropriately. ESS was calculated using computational fluid dynamics. In 188 corresponding consecutive 3-mm segments, FD-OCT- and IVUS-derived models were highly correlated for lumen area (r=0.96) and local ESS (r=0.89) measurements. FD-OCT-based 3D reconstructions had a high diagnostic accuracy for detecting regions exposed to proatherogenic low ESS identified on the IVUS-based 3D models, considered as the gold standard (receiver operator characteristic area under the curve: 94.9%). Conclusions: FD-OCT-based 3D coronary reconstruction provides anatomically correct models and permits reliable ESS computation. ESS assessment in combination with the superior definition of plaque characteristics by FD-OCT is expected to provide valuable insights into the effect of the haemodynamic environment on the development and destabilisation of high-risk plaques.

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doi.org/10.4244/EIJY14M06_11, hdl.handle.net/1765/90562
EuroIntervention
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Papafaklis, M., Bourantas, C., Yonetsu, T., Vergallo, R., Kotsia, A., Nakatani, T., … Michalis, L. (2015). Anatomically correct three-dimensional coronary artery reconstruction using frequency domain optical coherence tomographic and angiographic data: Head-to-head comparison with intravascular ultrasound for endothelial shear stress assessment in humans. EuroIntervention, 11(4), 407–415. doi:10.4244/EIJY14M06_11