Color-coded circulation for visualizing swirling flow with a 3-dimensional helical stent in the superficial femoral artery

Mitsunari Maruyama, MD, PhD; Aso Hiroya, RT, PhD; Hisatoshi Araki, MD; Rika Yoshida, MD, PhD; Shinji Ando, MD; Megumi Nakamura, MD, PhD; Takeshi Yoshizako, MD, PhD; Yasushi Kaji, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Nov 2024)

Color-coded circulation for visualizing swirling flow with a 3-dimensional helical stent in the superficial femoral artery

Mitsunari Maruyama, MD, PhD,
Aso Hiroya, RT, PhD,
Hisatoshi Araki, MD,
Rika Yoshida, MD, PhD,
Shinji Ando, MD,
Megumi Nakamura, MD, PhD,
Takeshi Yoshizako, MD, PhD,
Yasushi Kaji, MD, PhD

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Mitsunari Maruyama, MD, PhD: Corresponding author.; Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan
Aso Hiroya, RT, PhD: Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan
Hisatoshi Araki, MD: Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan
Rika Yoshida, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan
Shinji Ando, MD: Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan
Megumi Nakamura, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan
Takeshi Yoshizako, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan
Yasushi Kaji, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 11
pp. 4814 – 4817

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Color-coded circulation is a display method that generates dynamic color-coded images based on the time of arrival of contrast agents using parametric imaging to create video displays. By cyclically displaying information in color according to the arrival time of the contrast agent at each pixel, anatomical blood vessel paths and blood flow information can be simultaneously visualized. Three-dimensional (3D) helical stents increase wall shear stress due to swirling flow and prevent intimal hyperplasia. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports on the visualization of this swirling flow using color-coded circulation.Here, we report the use of color-coded circulation to visualize the swirling flow following the placement of a 3D helical stent in the left superficial femoral artery. Color-coded circulation may facilitate the evaluation of contrast agent distribution and blood flow, which may otherwise go undetected with digital subtraction angiography.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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