The Coronary Analysis application lets you define, manipulate, and analyze the coronary tree to detect stenoses (narrowing) or occlusions (obstruction), and so on. This is done by indicating to the system where vessels exist, then running the automatic algorithm that finds them. After that, you can make a diagnosis by looking at these vessels. You can also mark the interesting points in the vessels, and create a report within the application.
You can use one of the following protocols to define and segment the vessels:
General Vessel Protocol (for general, non-coronary vessels)
Coronary Protocol (for coronary vessels)
Coronary Tree Protocol (for a specific, predefined coronary tree)
Manual Protocol (for defining a curve that cannot be segmented)
The basic view displays three reference images (Axial, Sagittal, and Coronal views) and a 3D image.
You can fix contours and recalculate vessels. Once the vessel has been segmented, you can toggle between the views of each vessel by right-clicking the vessel name. In the MIP image, you can see the different defined vessels and you can toggle between them by clicking Control and the appropriate vessel.
The active vessel is indicated by color and a cut line. There are three ways to select which vessel is to be the active vessel. See Switching Between Vessels.
NOTE: The Vessel Analysis and Coronary Analysis applications are available only if your profile has licenses to use them.
Many of the features of the Coronary Analysis application are similar to the features of the Vessel Analysis application. For information about these features, view the topics listed under Vessel Analysis.
See these topics:
Creating a Coronary Analysis View
Loading Images to the Coronary Analysis Application
Tracing Coronary Arteries Using the Coronary Protocol
Tracing Coronary Arteries Using the Coronary Tree Protocol
Tracing Arteries Using the General Vessel Protocol