Les maladies coronariennes constituent l'ensemble des troubles affectant les artères coronaires. Elles sont la première cause mondiale de mortalité. Par conséquent, la détection précoce de ces maladies en utilisant des techniques peu invasives fournit un meilleur résultat thérapeutique, et permet de réduire les coûts et les risques liés à une approche interventionniste. Des études récentes ont montré que la tomodensitométrie peut être utilisée comme une alternative non invasive et fiable pour localiser et quantifier ces lésions. Cependant, l'analyse de ces examens, basée sur l'inspection des sections du vaisseau, reste une tâche longue et fastidieuse. Une haute précision est nécessaire, et donc seulement les cliniciens hautement expérimentés sont en mesure d'analyser et d'interpréter de telles données pour établir un diagnostic. Les outils informatiques sont essentiels pour réduire les temps de traitement et assurer la qualité du diagnostic. L'objectif de cette thèse est de fournir des outils automatisés de traitement d'angiographie CT, pour la visualisation et l'analyse des artères coronaires d'une manière non invasive. Ces outils permettent aux pathologistes de diagnostiquer et évaluer efficacement les risques associés aux maladies cardio-vasculaires tout en améliorant la qualité de l'évaluation d'un niveau purement qualitatif à un niveau quantitatif. Le premier objectif de ce travail est de concevoir, analyser et valider un ensemble d'algorithmes automatisés utiles pour la détection et la quantification de sténoses des artères coronaires. Nous proposons un nombre de techniques couvrant les différentes étapes de la chaîne de traitement vers une analyse entièrement automatisée des artères coronaires. Premièrement, nous présentons un algorithme dédié à l'extraction du cœur. L'approche extrait le cœur comme un seul objet, qui peut être utilisé comme un masque d'entrée pour l'extraction automatisée des coronaires. Ce travail élimine l'étape longue et fastidieuse de la segmentation manuelle du cœur et offre rapidement une vue claire des coronaires. Cette approche utilise un modèle géométrique du cœur ajusté aux données de l'image. La validation de l'approche sur un ensemble de 133 examens montre l'efficacité et la précision de cette approche. Deuxièmement, nous nous sommes intéressés au problème de la segmentation des coronaires. Dans ce contexte, nous avons conçu une nouvelle approche pour l'extraction de ces vaisseaux, qui combine ouvertures par chemin robustes et filtrage sur l'arbre des composantes connexes. L'approche a montré des résultats prometteurs sur un ensemble de 11 examens CT. Pour une détection et quantification robuste de la sténose, une segmentation précise de la lumière du vaisseau est cruciale. Par conséquent, nous avons consacré une partie de notre travail à l'amélioration de l'étape de segmentation de la lumière, basée sur des statistiques propres au vaisseau. La validation avec l'outil d'évaluation en ligne du challenge de Rotterdam sur la segmentation des coronaires, a montré que cette approche présente les mêmes performances que les techniques de l'état de l'art. Enfin, le cœur de cette thèse est consacré à la problématique de la détection et la quantification des sténoses. Deux approches sont conçues et évaluées en utilisant l'outil d'évaluation en ligne de l'équipe de Rotterdam. La première approche se base sur l'utilisation de la segmentation de la lumière avec des caractéristiques géométriques et d'intensité pour extraire les sténoses coronaires. La seconde utilise une approche basée sur l'apprentissage. Durant cette thèse, un prototype pour l'analyse automatisée des artères coronaires et la détection et quantification des sténoses a été développé. L'évaluation qualitative et quantitative sur différents bases d'examens cardiaques montre qu'il atteint le niveau de performances requis pour une utilisation clinique / Coronary heart diseases are the group of disorders that affect the coronary artery vessels. They are the world's leading cause of mortality. Therefore, early detection of these diseases using less invasive techniques provides better therapeutic outcome, as well as reduces costs and risks, compared to an interventionist approach. Recent studies showed that X-ray computed tomography (CT) may be used as an alternative to accurately locate and grade heart lesions in a non invasive way. However, analysis of cardiac CT exam for coronaries lesions inspection remains a tedious and time consuming task, as it is based on the manual analysis of the vessel cross sections. High accuracy is required, and thus only highly experienced clinicians are able to analyze and interpret the data for diagnosis. Computerized tools are critical to reduce processing time and ensure quality of diagnostics. The goal of this thesis is to provide automated coronaries analysis tools to help in non-invasive CT angiography examination. Such tools allow pathologists to efficiently diagnose and evaluate risks associated with CVDs, and to raise the quality of the assessment from a purely qualitative level to a quantitative level. The first objective of our work is to design, analyze and validate a set of automated algorithms for coronary arteries analysis with the final purpose of automated stenoses detection and quantification. We propose different algorithms covering different processing steps towards a fully automated analysis of the coronary arteries. Our contribution covers the three major blocks of the whole processing chain and deals with different image processing fields. First, we present an algorithm dedicated to heart volume extraction. The approach extracts the heart as one single object that can be used as an input masque for automated coronary arteries segmentation. This work eliminates the tedious and time consuming step of manual removing obscuring structures around the heart (lungs, ribs, sternum, liver...) and quickly provides a clear and well defined view of the coronaries. This approach uses a geometric model of the heart that is fitted and adapted to the image data. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of results obtained on a 114 exam database shows the efficiency and the accuracy of this approach. Second, we were interested to the problem of coronary arteries enhancement and segmentation. In this context, we first designed a novel approach for coronaries enhancement that combines robust path openings and component tree filtering. The approach showed promising results on a set of 11 CT exam compared to a Hessian based approach. For a robust stenoses detection and quantification, a precise and accurate lumen segmentation is crucial. Therefore, we have dedicated a part of our work to the improvement of lumen segmentation step based on vessel statistics. Validation on the Rotterdam Coronary Challenge showed that this approach provides state of the art performances. Finally, the major core of this thesis is dedicated to the issue of stenosis detection and quantification. Two different approaches are designed and evaluated using the Rotterdam online evaluation framework. The first approach get uses of the lumen segmentation with some geometric and intensity features to extract the coronary stenosis. The second is using a learning based approach for stenosis detection and stenosis. The second approach outperforms some of the state of the art works with reference to some metrics. This thesis results in a prototype for automated coronary arteries analysis and stenosis detection and quantification that meets the level of required performances for a clinical use. The prototype was qualitatively and quantitatively validated on different sets of cardiac CT exams

Introdução: Segmentos coronários com doença aterosclerótica manifesta podem coexistir no mesmo paciente com artérias normais à angiografia. Porém as características desses vasos angiograficamente normais permanecem pouco estudadas. O presente estudo visa a descrição in vivo, através do ultrassom intravascular com histologia virtual, da presença, grau de acometimento e composição da doença coronária aterosclerótica em artérias normais ou quase normais (irregularidades parietais) do ponto de vista angiográfico, em pacientes com doença coronária obstrutiva em outros territórios. Métodos: Pacientes com doença coronária obstrutiva foram selecionados de forma prospectiva e foram submetidos a estudo ultrassonográfico com histologia virtual de múltiplos vasos. Artérias epicárdicas principais foram classificadas em quatro grupos baseado na sua aparência angiográfica: 1) vasos completamente normais, 2) vasos com irregularidades parietais, 3) vasos com pelo menos uma estenose discreta, 4) vasos com pelo menos uma estenose moderada ou importante. Para os vasos com estenoses luminais (grupos 3 e 4 acima), apenas segmentos que não possuíam lesão maior ou igual a 30% (não obstrutivos) foram incluídos na análise. Resultados: Um total de 60 pacientes (154 vasos) foram incluídos no estudo. Vasos angiograficamente normais apresentaram menor carga de placa, menos componente necrótico, menor densidade de lesões e quase nenhuma placa com características de alto risco. Entretanto, em vasos com irregularidades parietais encontramos uma maior carga de placa com elevada densidade de lesões pelo ultrassom intravascular similar a segmentos \"não obstrutivos\" de vasos com estenoses luminais evidentes pela angiografia em outro ponto. Conclusão: Artérias coronárias completamente normais pela angiografia parecem apresentar pouca doença aterosclerótica. Entretanto, vasos com irregularidades parietais estão associados com um maior acometimento aterosclerótico e elevada densidade placas de alto risco, achado este que não pode ser rapidamente obtido com o uso apenas da angiografia coronária / Background: Extensively diseased arteries may co-exist, in the same patient, with coronary vessels with a normal appearance by angiography. Thus far, however, the characteristics of the latter remain poorly described. The present study aims to evaluate in vivo, using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) with radiofrequency backscatter analysis (RF), the presence, degree, and composition of atherosclerosis in arteries with angiographically normal or near-normal appearance, in patients with diagnosed coronary disease in other territories. Methods: Patients with diagnosed obstructive coronary disease were prospectively selected and underwent protocol-mandated multi-vessel IVUS-RF. Major epicardial branches were classified into four groups based on their angiographic appearance: 1) completely normal-looking; 2) near-normal; 3) at least one mild stenosis; 4) at least one severe or moderate stenosis. For vessels with lumen stenosis (groups 3 and 4 above), only \"non-stenotic\" portions were included in the IVUS analysis. Results: A total of 60 patients (154 vessels) comprised the study population. Completely normal-looking vessels had lower plaque burden, lower necrotic component, lower density of lesions, and almost null high-risk plaques. Conversely, a nearnormal aspect, with only subtle lumen irregularities by angiography, was associated with increased disease burden, with an elevated density of plaques with high-risk features, similar to \"non-stenotic\" portions of vessels with obvious atherosclerosis elsewhere. Conclusions: Coronary vessels with a completely normal-looking appearance by angiography appear to have little atherosclerosis. Conversely, yet mild luminal irregularities by angiography are associated with increased disease burden and elevated density of high-risk plaques by IVUS, which cannot be readily assessable by angiography alone. Descriptors: angiography; atherosclerosis; coronary artery disease; plaque, atherosclerotic; ultrasonography, interventional; coronary vessels.Background: Extensively diseased arteries may co-exist, in the same patient, with coronary vessels with a normal appearance by angiography. Thus far, however, the characteristics of the latter remain poorly described. The present study aims to evaluate in vivo, using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) with radiofrequency backscatter analysis (RF), the presence, degree, and composition of atherosclerosis in arteries with angiographically normal or near-normal appearance, in patients with diagnosed coronary disease in other territories. Methods: Patients with diagnosed obstructive coronary disease were prospectively selected and underwent protocol-mandated multi-vessel IVUS-RF. Major epicardial branches were classified into four groups based on their angiographic appearance: 1) completely normal-looking; 2) near-normal; 3) at least one mild stenosis; 4) at least one severe or moderate stenosis. For vessels with lumen stenosis (groups 3 and 4 above), only \"non-stenotic\" portions were included in the IVUS analysis. Results: A total of 60 patients (154 vessels) comprised the study population. Completely normal-looking vessels had lower plaque burden, lower necrotic component, lower density of lesions, and almost null high-risk plaques. Conversely, a nearnormal aspect, with only subtle lumen irregularities by angiography, was associated with increased disease burden, with an elevated density of plaques with high-risk features, similar to \"non-stenotic\" portions of vessels with obvious atherosclerosis elsewhere. Conclusions: Coronary vessels with a completely normal-looking appearance by angiography appear to have little atherosclerosis. Conversely, yet mild luminal irregularities by angiography are associated with increased disease burden and elevated density of high-risk plaques by IVUS, which cannot be readily assessable by angiography alone

A cintilografia do miocárdio com radioisótopos e associada à administração de vasodilatadores coronários, é método estabelecido para o diagnóstico e estratificação de risco da coronariopatia aterosclerótica obstrutiva, utilizando a angiografia coronária como padrão. As capacidades diagnóstica e prognóstica ótimas são habitualmente obtidas na presença de lesões graves, sendo que para para graus menores de obstrução, de caracterização mais difícil pela própria angiografia coronária, observa-se menor acurácia da prova cintilográfica. Para testar a hipótese de que a cintilografia com adenosina correlaciona-se com os diâmetros e áreas da luz arterial, estabelecidos pela angiografia coronária quantitativa (ACQ) e o ultra-som intracoronário (UIC), avaliando a repercussão funcional das lesões, optamos por avaliar o método em portadores de doença arterial coronária caracterizada como de difícil manejo dentro do processo de decisão clínica. Desta forma, submetemos 70 pacientes (P) consecutivos à cintilografia do miocárdio com 99mTc-MIBI associada à injeção de adenosina, com média de idades de 60,6 anos, sendo 55,7% do sexo masculino, excluindo-se aqueles com angina instável, infarto do miocárdio de evolução recente, bloqueio do ramo esquerdo e outras condições inerentes à realização da prova farmacológica. Estabelecemos como objetivos: 1) a associação dos resultados da prova com as variáveis obtidas da ACQ e UIC; 2) a determinação da acurácia da prova, definida em relação a valores de estenose porcentual do diâmetro da luz, iguais a 50% e obtidos à análise visual da angiografia (%E) e ACQ (%Est); do diâmetro mínimo da luz (DML) e da área mínima da luz (AML) no local de maior estreitamento, iguais a 1,5 mm e 4 mm2 respectivamente, obtidos à ACQ e ao UIC; e da área porcentual de obstrução (AO%), igual a 70%, ao UIC; 3) avaliar a segurança do método pela análise das respostas clínicas, hemodinâmicas e eletrocardiográficas (ECG) ao estímulo farmacológico. A angiografia de admissão evidenciou 105 lesões obstrutivas nos 70 P, com doença em um, dois e três ou mais vasos em 43 P (61,4%), 20 P (28,6%) e 7 P (10%) respectivamente, e envolvimento predominante da artéria descendente anterior. As médias dos valores de %E foram de 49,94% (DP 12,69) e de %Est de 44,20% (DP 10,37), com boa correlação entre os dois métodos (r=0,79). Os resultados da cintilografia foram expressos como variáveis dicotômicas, definindo provas normais e alteradas ou normais e isquêmicas, sendo então associados às médias das variáveis da angiografia e do UIC. Os achados de qualquer alteração da captação às imagens cintilográficas, de hipocaptação sugestiva de isquemia e de alterações do espessamento correlacionaram-se à maior AO% ao UIC. Adicionalmente, as respostas clínicas, do ECG e o resultado das imagens de perfusão foram considerados em conjunto, criando-se uma variável dicotômica para, da mesma forma, traduzir provas normais e alteradas ou isquêmicas. A presença de isquemia, avaliada pela análise global da prova, associou-se a menores DML e AML à ACQ e ao UIC: DML isquêmico x normal pela ACQ= 1,49 mm (DP 0,34) x 1,71 mm, (DP 0,49), p < 0,05; DML isquêmico x normal pelo UIC= 1,63 mm (DP 0,38) x 1,97 mm (DP 0,50), p < 0,05; AML isquêmica x normal pela ACQ= 3,74 mm2 (DP 1,78) x 5,00 mm2 (DP 2,65), p<0,05; e AML isquêmica x normal pelo UIC= 2,74 mm2 (DP 1,38) x 4,01 mm2 (DP 1,79), p < 0,05). A acurácia da prova, expressa pela sensibilidade (S), especificidade (E), valores preditivos positivo (VPP) e negativo (VPN) foi calculada em relação aos valores de corte estabelecidos das variáveis quantitativas. As respostas do ECG, discriminantes em relação à E%, mostraram S=37% e E=77%. As alterações da captação consideradas isquêmicas e associadas à AO% ao UIC evidenciaram S=75%; E=64%; VPP=43% e VPN=88%. Os resultados globais da prova que se mostraram discriminantes, apresentaram os seguintes índices: Método Variável S (%) E (%) VPP (%) VPN (%) ACQ DML 78 44 51 73 ACQ AML 71 43 65 50 UIC DML 93 39 50 90 UIC AML 83 56 86 50 Conclusões: Para a população estudada, a cintilografia com 99mTc-MIBI e injeção de adenosina correlaciona-se à AO% ao UIC, considerando-se as imagens de perfusão e de espessamento ventricular. Na avaliação dos resultados globais, caracterizados a partir da adição dos dados do ECG e das manifestações clínicas durante a injeção de adenosina às imagens, observa-se associação com os diâmetros e as áreas da luz nos locais de maior obstrução, obtidos à ACQ e ao UIC. Adicionalmente, pela análise das respostas clínicas, ECG e hemodinâmicas, o método mostrou-se seguro e factível / Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with 99mTechnetium - MIBI in combination with pharmacological vasodilation is used to detect ischemia and for the risk stratification of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), employing coronary angiography as gold standard. The best accuracy is found in presence of high-grade coronary stenosis, limited when less severity is seen. To test the hyphotesis that adenosine SPECT MPI correlates with coronary lesion lumen diameter and area dimensions by quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), evaluating the functional significance of coronary stenosis, we intent to test the method in patients (P) with known coronary disease. Seventy consecutive P (55,7% male, mean age 60,6) were referred to adenosine SPECT 99mTc-MIBI. Were excluded those one with unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction, left bundle branch block, and any other conditions that makes the pharmacological stress impossible. The objectives were: 1) to establish the association between the clinical, EKG and scintigraphic findings with the QCA and IVUS variables; 2) to determine the accuracy of the test, based upon defined discriminant values of 50% luminal diameter narrowing by visual analysis of coronary angiography and QCA; minimum luminal diameter (MLD) and minimum luminal area (MLA) of 1,5 mm and 4 mm2 respectively, derived from QCA and IVUS and luminal percent area stenosis (AS%) of 70% by IVUS; 3) to determine the safety and feasibility of the method, throughout clinical, hemodinamic and electrocardiographic (EKG) responses to pharmacological vasodilation. The coronary angiography revealed 105 native artery lesions in 70 P, with one, two and multivessel disease in 43 p (61,4%), 20 p (28,6%) and 7 p (10%) respectively. Left anterior descending artery disease was present in 58%, 70% and 86% of the patients, respectively. Mean percent diameter stenosis values were 49,94% (SD 12,69) by visual analysis of angiography and 44,20% (SD 10,37) by QCA. Myocardial scintigraphy findings were defined as dicotomic variables categorized as normal x abnormal uptake or normal x reversible uptake; these findings were associated with visual, QCA and IVUS variables through mean comparison (t test). Chest pain during adenosine infusion was not related with greater stenosis severity, but ischemic EKG abnormalities were associated with different mean values when percent diameter stenosis derived from visual analysis was compared (p < 0,05). Therefore, any myocardial uptake abnormality, reversible uptake or any tickening abnormalities were correlated with AS% by IVUS (p< 0,05). Finally, the clinical, electrocardiographic and scintigraphic findings were considered together and categorized into global abnormal x normal response or global ischemic x normal response. Global ischemic response was associated to smaller mean values of MLD and MLA by QCA and IVUS: ischemic x normal MLD by QCA = 1,49 ± 0,34 mm x 1,71 ± 0,49 mm, p< 0,05; ischemic x normal MLD by IVUS = 1,63 ± 0,38 mm x 1,97 ± 0,50 mm, p<0,05; ischemic x normal MLA by QCA = 3,74 ± 1,78 mm2 x 5,00 ± 2,65 mm2, p<0,05; and ischemic x normal MLA by IVUS = 2,74 ± 1,38 mm2 x 4,01 ± 1,79 mm2, p<0,05). Sensitivity (S), Specificity (Sp), Predictive positive (PPV) and negative values (PNV) were calculated based upon discriminate values from visual, QCA and IVUS. The EKG response, related to percent diameter luminal stenosis by visual analysis of angiography showed S=37% and Sp=77%. Reversible uptake had S=75%; Sp=64%; PPV=43% and PNV=88%. The global ischemic findings that were discriminant are described bellow: Method Variable S (%) Sp (%) PPV (%) PNV (%) QCA DML 78 44 51 73 QCA AML 71 43 65 50 IVUS DML 93 39 50 90 IVUS AML 83 56 86 50 Considering the studied population with known coronary artery disease, perfusion and thickening adenosine SPECT results are associated with AS% by IVUS. When Clinical, EKG and scintigraphic findings are considered together as a dicotomic variable (ischemia x normal), correlation is observed between MLD and MLA by QCA and IVUS. Also, the method is considered feasible and safe, when clinical, hemodinamic and EKG abnormalities are evaluated

Bakgrund: Kranskärlsröntgen eller perkutan koronar intervention är en av de mest avancerade diagnostiska och interventionella verktyg som har förbättrat livet för miljontals patienter med hjärt- och kärlsjukdom. Ingreppet är dock kopplat till en viss mängd komplikationer eller oönskade biverkningar. Trots att det är låg risk för dödlighet finns det betydande problematik kring psykologiska besvär både inför, under och efter ingreppen. Icke-farmalogiska interventioner som kan minska psykiskt lidande för patienter som genomgår Kranskärlsröntgen eller PCI är en viktig del i sjuksköterskans arbete.  Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva interventioner för patientinformation med syfte att minska ångest hos patienter som ska genomgå kranskärlsröntgen eller perkutan koronar intervention. Metod: En litteraturstudie, där artikelsökningar utfördes i databaserna PubMed, CINAHL, samt genom manuella sökningar från Google Scholar. Femton empiriska originalartiklar inkluderades. Dessa granskades och analyseras genom en integrerad analys. Resultat: Videobaserade informationsinterventioner visade sig vara effektiva för att minska ångestnivån i samband med kranskärlsröntgen eller perkutan koronar intervention i sex av studierna. Det fanns sju studier som använde multimodal utbildningsintervention och de minskade patientens ångestnivå före proceduren kranskärlsröntgen eller perkutan koronar intervention. Även erfarenhetsutbyte interventioner har visat statistisk signifikant skillnad på att minska ångest hos patienterna före proceduren. Slutsats: Litteraturöversikten visade att videobaserad och multimodal information och per-leed undervisning användes som interventioner för patientinformation med syfte att minska ångest hos patienter som genomgick kranskärlsröntgen och PCI. Vidare ger litteraturöversikten stöd för att användningen av interventioner för patientinformation i form av videobaserad information, stödd av broschyrer och muntlig diskussion med sjuksköterskeledda inlärningstillfällen har en betydande minskning av ångestnivån innan kranskärlsröntgen eller PCI procedurer. / Background: Coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention is one of the most advanced diagnostic and interventional tools that has improved the lives of millions of cardiovascular patients. However, the procedure is linked to a certain amount of complications or unwanted side effects. Even though there is a low risk of mortality due to the procedure, there are significant problems regarding psychological distress both before, during and after the intervention. Non-pharmacological interventions that can reduce this psychological distress for patients undergoing angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention are an important part of the nurse's duty.  Aim: The aim was to describe interventions for patient information with the aim of reducing anxiety in patients undergoing coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention.  Method: Three databases were chosen based on research by relevant scientific evidence identified during the pilot search test. PUBMED, CINAHL and Google Scholar are the databases used in the literature search. The selection resulted in a total of 15 articles on which this literature review is based.  Result: Video-based information interventions were found to be effective in reducing anxiety levels associated with coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention in six of the studies. There were seven studies that used multimodal educational intervention for patients who underwent coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention, which have shown a reduction in the anxiety level of patients prior to the procedure. Also, experience exchangeinterventions have shown statistically significant difference in reducing anxiety in patients prior to the procedure.  Conclusion: This literature review showed that video-based and multimodal information and per-leed instruction were used as interventions for patient information with the aim of reducing anxiety in patients who underwent coronary angiography and PCI. Furthermore, the literature review supports that the use of interventions for patient information in the form of video-based, supported by brochures and discussion with nurse-led learning opportunities has a significant reduction in anxiety levels before coronary angiography or PCI procedures.

Objective: A malignant profile of early brain ischemia has been demonstrated in the Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging Evaluation for Understanding Stroke Evolution (DEFUSE) trial. Patients with a malignant profile had a low chance for an independent functional outcome despite thrombolysis within 3–6 h. We sought to determine whether CT angiography (CTA) could identify a malignant imaging profile within 3 h from symptom onset. Methods: We studied consecutive patients (04/02–09/07) with anterior circulation stroke who received CTA before intravenous thrombolysis within 3 h. We assessed the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) on CTA source images (CTASI). Intracranial thrombus burden on CTA was assessed with a novel 10-point clot burden score (CBS). We analyzed percentages independent (modified Rankin Scale score ≤2) and fatal outcome at 3 months and parenchymal hematoma rates across categorized combined CTASI-ASPECTS + CBS score groups where 20 is best and 0 is worst. Results: We identified 114 patients (median age 73 years [interquartile range 61–80], onset-to-tPA time 129 min [95–152]). Among 24 patients (21%) with extensive hypoattenuation on CTASI and extensive thrombus burden (combined score ≤10), only 4% (1/24) were functionally independent whereas mortality was 50% (12/24). In contrast, 57% (51/90) of patients with less affected scores (combined score 11–20) were functionally independent and mortality was 10% (9/90; p < 0.001). Parenchymal hematoma rates were 30% (7/23) vs. 8% (7/88), respectively (p = 0.008). Conclusion: CTA identifies a large hyperacute stroke population with high mortality and low likelihood for independent functional outcome despite early thrombolysis. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

Thirty-four patients with acute hemispheric ischemic strokes underwent both CT angiography and contrast-enhanced transcranial color-coded duplexsonography (TCCD) to study the effectiveness of the combined noninvasive techniques for evaluation of the circle of Willis. In 3/34 patients, CT angiography and contrast-enhanced TCCD demonstrated middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion, in 5 others MCA stenosis. A severe posterior cerebral artery stenosis was missed by CT angiography. In 8 patients, contrast-enhanced TCCD failed because of poor bone windows. In these patients, CT angiography was normal. CT angiography and contrast-enhanced TCCD are complementary noninvasive diagnostic tools. Disagreements between the diagnostic findings of these methods still need further evaluation by digital subtraction angiography. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

Background: Cerebral complications of coronary catheterizations are transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke. Silent stroke (SCI) does not cause acute neurological dysfunction. It might cause many disorders including dementia. Sonolysis is therapeutic method. Sonolysis should be the method for reducing the risk of symptomatic and asymptomatic brain ischemic lesions in patients undergoing elective coronary angioplasty or stenting. Aims: To analyse patients with cardiac disease indicated for elective coronary catheterization: 1) Assess the incidence of acute/subacute SCI on brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging; 2) Investigate factors influencing the frequency and type of microembolic signals (MES) detected using transcranial Doppler (TCD) in patients undergoing elective coronary intervention, and to correlate the frequency and type of MES with detection of new brain ischemic lesions using MR. Examine changes in cognitive function at 30 days post procedure in relation to pretreatment scores; 3) Test the clinical efficacy and safety of perioperative sonolysis in patients undergoing elective coronary catheterization. Methods: 1) 144 patients were enrolled to the study. Brain MR was performed before cardiac intervention. The presence of acute and subacute SCI was evaluated, SCI volume was measured and risk...

Ce mémoire par article décrit le développement d’instrumentation optique et d’algorithmes qui ont servi à l’étude du développement rétinien du modèle murin par tomographie par cohérence optique (OCT de l’anglais, Optical Coherence Tomography). Le document est divisé en deux parties importantes. Le Chapitre 1 introduit les bases théoriques nécessaires à la compréhension de la problématique, alors que le Chapitre 2 décrit les outils qui ont été développés ou adaptés durant le projet pour mener à bien les expériences. Spécifiquement, les particularités du système optique développé pour permettre la focalisation d’un faisceau sur la rétine, maximiser le signal et minimiser l’impact des aberrations sphériques et de dispersion sur la qualité de l’image sont détaillées. Les algorithmes de traitement de signal OCT permettant la visualisation une tomographie sont aussi détaillés. La seconde partie est un manuscrit en préparation pour soumission au journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science pour publication. Le but de ce manuscrit est d’établir des chartes de référence détaillant la croissance et la maturation morphologique des tissus rétiniens de la souris wild-type (129S1/SvImJ) entre 7 et 21 jours de vie (Chapitre 3). L’article détaille l’algorithme de traitement d’images et de segmentation dédié à la quantification de l’épaisseur des tissus rétiniens dans le temps. Enfin, un aperçu des travaux de recherche rendus possibles par les outils développés dans ce projet est présenté. Cette section montre entre autres le potentiel de ces outils pour étudier des maladies développementales de la rétine. / This master thesis is including a manuscript submitted for publication and is divided into two sections. In particular, the document describes the development of optical instrumentation and methodological tools to study the retinal development in an animal model through optical coherence tomography (OCT). The first section is divided into two chapters. Chapter 1 describes the theoretical basis and the problem to solve. Chapter 2 describes the tools developed or adapted to enable the performance of the experiments. In particular, this chapter details the optical system designed to allow the optimal focalization of the light beam onto the retina, which maximizes the signal and minimizes the impact of spherical aberrations and light dispersion on image quality. Also, the processing algorithm used to segment retinal tissues from OCT tomography is discussed. The second section is divided into two chapters. Chapter 3 is a manuscript that was submitted for publication to Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. This work describes the growth and maturation of specific retinal layers in the wild type mouse (129S1/SvImJ) between 7 and 21 days of life. The manuscript also describes the image processing and segmentation algorithm that allows the quantification of the thickness of the layers over time. Then, Chapter 4 describes specific research projects where these OCT imaging tools can be applied. Specifically, this chapter shows the potential to study retinal developmental diseases as well as perfusion methods.

Studium of the clinical impact of different forms of cardiac resynchronization therapy by patients with chronic heart failure MUDr. Lucie Burianová ABSTRACT: Introduction: Biventricular (BiV) pacing decreases mortality and improves quality of life of patients with severe heart failure. Haemodynamic and short time clinical studies suggest that isolated leftventricular pacing could have the same effect. Aims: Compare the effect of BiV and leftventricular pacing by subjects with dilated cardiomyopathy and severe heart failure with the attention to signs of dyssynchrony and remodelation of the left chamber. In methodical substudy compare the results of left chamber volumes and ejection fraction (EF LK) measured by CT angiography and 2-dimensional echocardiography with use of contrast agent (K-ECHO). Methods: Patients indicated for cardiac resynchronization therapy were randomized for either BiV or leftventricular pacing. After implantation of the device they were examinated clinically and by echocardiography every 3 months in the period of one year. Four years from the onset of the study the major adverse events in both groups were evaluated. The results of left chamber volumes and EF LK measured by K-ECHO and CT angiography were compared. Results: We enrolled 33 patients. We found clinical improvement in both...

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・論文博士 / 博士(医学) / 乙第13133号 / 論医博第2137号 / 新制||医||1024(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 溝脇 尚志, 教授 妹尾 浩, 教授 鈴木 実 / 学位規則第4条第2項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM