Main description:

Computing and Visualization for Intravascular Imaging and Computer-Assisted Stenting presents imaging, treatment, and computed assisted technological techniques for diagnostic and intraoperative vascular imaging and stenting. These techniques offer increasingly useful information on vascular anatomy and function, and are poised to have a dramatic impact on the diagnosis, analysis, modeling, and treatment of vascular diseases.

After setting out the technical and clinical challenges of vascular imaging and stenting, the book gives a concise overview of the basics before presenting state-of-the-art methods for solving these challenges.

Readers will learn about the main challenges in endovascular procedures, along with new applications of intravascular imaging and the latest advances in computer assisted stenting.

Contents:

Section I: Clinical Introduction 1: Intravascular Imaging to Assess Coronary Atherosclerosis and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions 2: Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression and OCT/IVUS Assessment 3: AAA Treatment Strategy Change Over Time 4: Overview of Different Medical Imaging Techniques for the Identification of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques

Section II: Vascular and Intravascular Analysis of Plaque 5: Implications of the Kinematic Activity of the Atherosclerotic Plaque: Analysis Using a Comprehensive Framework for B-Mode Ultrasound of the Carotid Artery 6: Right Generalized Cylinder Model for Vascular Segmentation 7: Domain Adapted Model for In Vivo Intravascular Ultrasound Tissue Characterization 8: Intracoronary Optical Coherence Tomography

Section III: Vascular Biomechanics and Modeling 9: Vascular Hemodynamics with Computational Modeling and Experimental Studies 10: Arterial Flow Impact on Aneurysmal Hemodynamics 11: Toward a Mechanical Mapping of the Arterial Tree: Challenges and Potential Solutions

Section IV: Computer-Assisted Stenting 12: Computerized Navigation Support for Endovascular Procedures 13: Interventional Quantification of Cerebral Blood Flow 14: Virtual Stenting for Intracranial Aneurysms: A Risk-Free, Patient-Specific Treatment Planning Support for Neuroradiologists and Neurosurgeons 15: Preoperative Planning of Endovascular Procedures in Aortic Aneurysms