Progress in the Clinical Application of Fractional Flow Reserve Based on Coronary CT Angiography

Abstract

Noninvasive coronary fractional flow reserve derived from CT angiography (FFRCT) is a major advance within cardiovascular imaging in recent years. It can identify pathology-specific ischemia and provide information for clinical decisions on revascularization, serving as a gatekeeper for invasive coronary angiography.This paper reviews the research progress of FFRCT and briefly discusses its limitations.

Keywords

• machine learning
• coronary artery disease
• fractional flow reserve
• computational fluid dynamics