The New Era of Computational Fluid Dynamics in CT Angiography: Far Beyond the FFR Number

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Jun;10(6):674-676. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.08.001. Epub 2016 Oct 19.

Authors

Gianluca Pontone¹, Mark G Rabbat²

Affiliations

¹ Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy. Electronic address: gianluca.pontone@ccfm.it.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Edward Hines Jr. Veteran's Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

PMID: 27771403
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.08.001

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Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; coronary CT angiography; fractional flow reserve.

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MeSH terms

Computed Tomography Angiography*
Constriction, Pathologic
Coronary Angiography
Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial
Humans
Hydrodynamics*