Stent Boost-For Cardiologists & Radiologists
StentBoost TM (SBTM) is a software developed by Philips. A short digital cine run is acquired with a deflated balloon in place. The software averages selected frames (centred on the stent) and creates an enhanced image improving signal-to-noise ratio. The gold standard evaluation method is IVUS, but routine use is costly and time-consuming. Stent boost is a new technique improving fluoroscopy-based assessment of stent expansion.
Till recent times, stents were not that clearly visible by conventional angiography. Now stents could be "boosted" without contrast, such that we can assess how well it is deployed.
Contributed by Dr Rakesh Gopal , Apollo hospital Chennai
(Consultant Interventional Cardiologist)
Studied Interventional Cardiology at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
Stent Boost-For Cardiologists & Radiologists
Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Sumer Sethi
Unique blend of academic excellence and entrepreneurship, heading leading firms in India- Teleradiology Providers, pioneering company providing teleradiology services and DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences) Premier test preparation institute in India for MD/MS/MCI preparation. He has also been an invited faculty member at various conferences, including Teleradiology in IRIA 2008 and 2011, Hospital Build Middle East, Congress of the Brain Tumor Radiology in Neuro-oncology Society. Dr. Sethi is Editor-in-Chief of Internet Journal of Radiology. He has a keen interest in Web 2.0 technologies and in maintaining his famous radiology blog, which has been featured in multiple international journals.
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