A novel dedicated quantitative coronary analysis methodology for bifurcation lesions.
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.
Ramcharitar
Steve
S
Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Onuma
Yoshinobu
Y
Aben
Jean-Paul
JP
Consten
Christian
C
Weijers
Bas
B
Morel
Marie-Angèle
MA
Serruys
Patrick W
PW