Detection of Hemodynamically Significant Coronary Stenosis: CT Myocardial Perfusion versus Machine Learning CT Fractional Flow Reserve. 2019

Yuehua Li, and Mengmeng Yu, and Xu Dai, and Zhigang Lu, and Chengxing Shen, and Yining Wang, and Bin Lu, and Jiayin Zhang
From the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Y.L., M.Y., X.D., J.Z.) and Department of Cardiology (Z.L., C.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, #600, Yishan Rd, Shanghai, China 200233; Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (Y.W.); and Department of Radiology, Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (B.L.).

Background Direct intraindividual comparison of dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and machine learning (ML)-based CT fractional flow reserve (FFR) has not been explored for diagnosing hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease. Purpose To investigate the diagnostic performance of dynamic CT MPI and ML-based CT FFR for functional assessment of coronary stenosis. Materials and Methods Between January 2, 2017, and October 17, 2018, consecutive participants with stable angina were prospectively enrolled. All participants underwent dynamic CT MPI coronary CT angiography and invasive conventional coronary angiography (CCA) FFR within 2 weeks. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to assess diagnostic performance. Results Eighty-six participants (mean age, 67 years ± 12 [standard deviation]; 67 men) with 157 target vessels were included for final analysis. The mean radiation doses for dynamic CT MPI and coronary CT angiography were 3.6 mSv ± 1.1 and 2.7 mSv ± 0.8, respectively. Myocardial blood flow (MBF) was lower in ischemic segments compared with nonischemic segments and reference segments (defined as the territory of vessels without stenosis) (75 mL/100 mL/min ± 20 vs 148 mL/100 mL/min ± 22 and 169 mL/100 mL/min ± 34, respectively, both P < .001). Similarly, CT FFR was also lower for hemodynamically significant lesions than for hemodynamically nonsignificant lesions (0.68 ± 0.1 vs 0.83 ± 0.1, respectively, P < .001). MBF had the largest area under the ROC curve (AUC) (using 99 mL/100 mL/min as a cutoff) among all parameters, outperforming ML-based CT FFR (AUC = 0.97 vs 0.85, P < .001). The vessel-based specificity and diagnostic accuracy of MBF were higher than those of ML-based CT FFR (93% vs 68%, P < .001 and 94% vs 78%, respectively, P = .04) whereas the sensitivity of both methods was similar (96% vs 88%, respectively, P = .11). Conclusion Dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging was able to help accurately evaluate the hemodynamic significance of coronary stenosis using a reduced amount of radiation. In addition, the myocardial blood flow derived from dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging outperformed machine learning-based CT fractional flow reserve for identifying lesions causing ischemia. © RSNA, 2019 Online supplemental material is available for this article.See also the editorial by Loewe in this issue.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011857 Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Computer systems or networks designed to provide radiographic interpretive information. Computer Assisted Radiographic Image Interpretation,Computer-Assisted Radiographic Image Interpretation,Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer Assisted
D005260 Female Females
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069550 Machine Learning A type of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE that enable COMPUTERS to independently initiate and execute LEARNING when exposed to new data. Transfer Learning,Learning, Machine,Learning, Transfer
D000072226 Computed Tomography Angiography A non-invasive method that uses a CT scanner for capturing images of blood vessels and tissues. A CONTRAST MATERIAL is injected, which helps produce detailed images that aid in diagnosing VASCULAR DISEASES. Angiography, CT,Angiography, Computed Tomography,CT Angiography,Angiographies, CT,Angiographies, Computed Tomography,CT Angiographies,Computed Tomography Angiographies,Tomography Angiographies, Computed,Tomography Angiography, Computed
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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