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ArticleHeliyon2023

Functional evaluation of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis by pressure ratio measurements.

Ming Wang, Xiaochang Leng, Baojie Mao, Rong Zou, Dongdong Lin, Yuhai Gao, Ning Wang, Yuning Lu, Jens Fiehler, Adnan H Siddiqui and 3 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Ming WangBrain Center, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Xiaochang LengArteryFlow Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China.
Baojie MaoZhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Rong ZouArteryFlow Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China.
Dongdong LinBrain Center, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Yuhai GaoBrain Center, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Ning WangBrain Center, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Yuning LuBrain Center, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Jens FiehlerDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
Adnan H SiddiquiDepartment of Neurosurgery and Radiology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Jiong WuBrain Center, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Jianping XiangArteryFlow Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China.
Shu WanBrain Center, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Background: Fractional flow reserve is widely used for the functional evaluation of coronary artery stenosis. Some studies have similarly used the translesional pressure ratio measurements for the functional evaluation of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. In this paper, we aimed to investigate the relationship between pressure ratio and cerebral tissue perfusion by MR perfusion imaging and provided a non-invasive method for evaluating the functional significance of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. Methods: A total of 18 consecutive patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis patients including 19 stenotic vessels were recruited. The pressure was measured using a pressure guidewire, the pressure ratio before and after the endovascular intervention was calculated and compared with the severity of diameter stenosis and perfusion-derived MR (the time to maximum tissure residue function (Tmax)). Moreover, the DSA-derived pressure ratio was computed using a novel computational fluid dynamics-based model, termed CFD-PR, and was compared with the actual pressure ratio to assess its diagnostic accuracy. Results: The pressure ratio increased after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty or stenting, while the correlation between pressure ratio and diameter stenosis was not significant. The pressure ratio was negatively correlated with Tmax (r = -0.73, P < 0.01), and a 95% confidence interval for the cutoff value of pressure ratio = 0.67 (95% confidence interval: 0.58-0.76) was suggested. There was a good correlation (mean = 0.02, Spearman's correlation coefficient r = 0.908, P < 0.001) and agreement (limits of agreement: -0.157 to 0.196, P = 0.954) between CFD-PR and the actual pressure ratio. Conclusions: This exploratory study indicates the pressure ratio may correlate with the perfusion status. The pressure ratio can be calculated through a non-invasive method using a computational fluid dynamics-based method.

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Cerebral ischemiaCFD, computational fluid dynamicsComputational fluid dynamicsDSA, digital subtraction angiographyFFR, fractional flow reserveFractional flow reserveICAS, intracranional flow reserveIntracranial atherosclerotic stenosisPCI, percutaneous coronary interventionPressure ratioPR, pressure ratioPTA, the percutaneous transluminal angioplastyTmax, the time to maximum tissue residue function

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PMID36852079
PMCPMC9958418

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