Introduction
Materials and methods
Materials
Experimental protocol
MCT scanning with raw data acquisition
Analysis of raw data
3D reconstruction of BRS
Statistical analysis
Results
CT values and detectable struts in different settings
CT value (HU) | SDR (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Vascular wall | Vascular lumen | Scaffold struts | ||
Baseline | 3.06 ± 2.37 | 3.06 ± 2.19 | 3.13 ± 1.84 | 1.23 ± 0.31 |
Treatment-1 | 3.21 ± 2.24 | 231.73 ± 22.19*,▲
| 3.12 ± 2.35 | 1.65 ± 0.26 |
Treatment-2 | 107.91 ± 16.27* | 228.72 ± 25.92*,▲
| 3.21 ± 2.39∇,Δ
| 58.14 ± 12.84* |
Treatment-3 | 171.29 ± 16.97*#
| 232.15 ± 24.15*,▲
| 3.13 ± 2.46∇,Δ
| 97.97 ± 1.43*,#
|
Treatment-4 | 178.21 ± 16.62*#
| 233.92 ± 21.64*,▲
| 3.12 ± 2.41∇,Δ
| 98.90 ± 0.38*,#
|
Reconstruction of 3D BRS images in different settings
Image quality | |||
---|---|---|---|
Success (%) | Partial success (%) | Failure (%) | |
Baseline | 1.23 | 0 | 98.77 |
Treatment-1 | 1.65 | 0 | 98.35 |
Treatment-2 | 0 | 58.14 | 41.86 |
Treatment-3 | 97.97* | 2.03* | 0*
|
Treatment-4 | 98.90*,#
| 1.10*,#
| 0*,#
|