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dc.contributor.authorSturdy, Jacob
dc.contributor.authorKjernlie, Johannes Kløve
dc.contributor.authorNydal, Hallvard Moian
dc.contributor.authorEck, Vinzenz Gregor
dc.contributor.authorHellevik, Leif Rune
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-11T08:01:11Z
dc.date.available2019-12-11T08:01:11Z
dc.date.created2019-02-06T14:58:58Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Computational Science. 2019, 31 137-150.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1877-7503
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2632572
dc.description.abstractCoronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of death globally. The hallmark of this disease is the occurrence of stenosed coronary arteries which reduce blood flow to the myocardium. Severely stenosed arteries can be treated if detected, but the diagnostic procedure to assess fractional flow reserve (FFR), a quantitative measure of stenosis severity, is invasive, burdensome to the patient, and costly. Recent computational approaches estimate the severity of stenoses from simulations of coronary blood flow based on CT imagery. These methods allow for diagnosis to be made noninvasively and using fewer hospital resources; however, the predictions depend on uncertain input data and model parameters due to technical limitations and patient variability. To assess the consequences of boundary condition and input uncertainty on predictions of FFR, we developed a model of coronary blood flow. We performed uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis of the predictions based on uncertainties in boundary conditions, parameters, and geometric measurements. Our results identified three influential sources of uncertainty: geometric data, cardiac output, and coronary resistance during hyperemia. Further, uncertainty about the geometry of the stenosed coronary branch influences estimates much more than other geometrical data. Limitations of medical imaging contribute uncertainty to predictions as vessels below a certain threshold remain unobserved. We assessed the effects of unobserved vessels by comparing predictions based on both high and low resolution data. Moreover, we introduced a novel method that estimates flow distribution while accounting for unobserved vessels. This method improved FFR predictions in the cases considered by 50% on average.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherElseviernb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleUncertainty quantification of computational coronary stenosis assessment and model based mitigation of image resolution limitationsnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber137-150nb_NO
dc.source.volume31nb_NO
dc.source.journalJournal of Computational Sciencenb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jocs.2019.01.004
dc.identifier.cristin1674131
dc.description.localcode© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).nb_NO
cristin.unitcode194,64,45,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for konstruksjonsteknikk
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