Title :
A method to detect rupture of the arterial wall during balloon angioplasty
Author :
Steenhuijsen, Jacco L G ; Vaarjes, S.R. ; Poortermans, Cees J. ; Havenith, Miek G. ; Boom, Herman B K
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biomed. Technol., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
Restenosis limits the long-term success rate of Percutaneous Transluminal (Coronary) Angioplasty (PT(C)A) significantly. A relation between ruptures resulting from PT(C)A and restenosis has been suggested in literature. The authors developed a method to detect arterial lesions during the balloon inflation by measuring the pressure in the balloon. They state that a sudden drop in balloon pressure indicates an arterial rupture. Their preliminary results support this hypothesis in 92% of all cases. This method can be useful when investigating the relationship between modified PT(C)A procedures and occurrence of lesions
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical measurement; pressure measurement; surgery; arterial lesions detection method; balloon angioplasty; balloon inflation; blocked blood vessels treatment; lesions occurrence; percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; restenosis; sudden pressure drop; Angioplasty; Arteries; Capacitive sensors; Diseases; Hospitals; Lesions; Reproducibility of results; Strain measurement; Transducers; Volume measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415184
