title: A novel dedicated quantitative coronary analysis methodology for bifurcation lesions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop a novel dedicated quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) for bifurcations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A dedicated software that has minimal user interaction so as to increase the QCA results reproducibility. The new CAAS 5 bifurcation software combines established algorithm for contour detection with novel ways to determine the lesion characteristics together with the angulation of the bifurcation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The paper describes how this methodology is accomplished and reported.
authors.affiliation: Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramcharitar
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onuma
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Aben
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Consten
authors.forename: Bas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weijers
authors.forename: Marie-Angèle
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Serruys