Reconstruction of coronary arteries from X-ray angiography: a review

Cimen, S., Gooya, A. , Grass, M. and Frangi, A.F. (2016) Reconstruction of coronary arteries from X-ray angiography: a review. Medical Image Analysis, 32, pp. 46-68. (doi: 10.1016/j.media.2016.02.007) (PMID:27054277)

Abstract

Despite continuous progress in X-ray angiography systems, X-ray coronary angiography is fundamentally limited by its 2D representation of moving coronary arterial trees, which can negatively impact assessment of coronary artery disease and guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention. To provide clinicians with 3D/3D+time information of coronary arteries, methods computing reconstructions of coronary arteries from X-ray angiography are required. Because of several aspects (e.g. cardiac and respiratory motion, type of X-ray system), reconstruction from X-ray coronary angiography has led to vast amount of research and it still remains as a challenging and dynamic research area. In this paper, we review the state-of-the-art approaches on reconstruction of high-contrast coronary arteries from X-ray angiography. We mainly focus on the theoretical features in model-based (modelling) and tomographic reconstruction of coronary arteries, and discuss the evaluation strategies. We also discuss the potential role of reconstructions in clinical decision making and interventional guidance, and highlight areas for future research.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This study was partially supported by Wellcome Trust Health Innovation Challenge Fund (grant HICF-R6-365).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gooya, Dr Ali
• Authors: Cimen, S., Gooya, A., Grass, M., and Frangi, A.F.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Journal Name: Medical Image Analysis
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 1361-8415
• Published Online: 04 April 2016