Deep Learning-Based 3D Segmentation of True Lumen, False Lumen, and False Lumen Thrombosis in Type-B Aortic Dissection

Author(s):  
Liana D. Wobben ◽  
Marina Codari ◽  
Gabriel Mistelbauer ◽  
Antonio Pepe ◽  
Kai Higashigaito ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Likun Sun ◽  
Jiehua Li ◽  
Lunchang Wang ◽  
Quanming Li ◽  
Hao He ◽  
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Background: Acute type B aortic dissection is a highly serious aortic pathology. Aortic geometric parameters may be useful variables related to the occurrence of acute type B aortic dissection (aTBAD). The aim of the study is to delineate the alteration in aortic geometric parameters and analyze the specific geometric factors associated with aTBAD.Methods: The propensity score matching method was applied to control confounding factors. The aortic diameter, length, angulation, tortuosity, and type of aortic arch of the aTBAD and control group were retrospectively analyzed via three-dimensional computed tomography imaging created by the 3mensio software (version 10.0, Maastricht, The Netherlands). The geometric variables of true lumen and false lumen in the descending aorta were measured to estimate the severity of aortic dissection. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to investigate the significant and specific factors associated with aTBAD occurrence. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was used to estimate the performance of the model.Results: After propensity score matching, 168 matched pairs of patients were selected. The ascending aorta and aortic arch diameters were dilated, and the ascending aorta and total aorta lengths were elongated in aTBAD group significantly (P < 0.001). The ascending aorta and aortic arch angulations in the aTBAD group were sharper than those of the controls (P = 0.01, P < 0.001, respectively). The aortic arch and total aorta tortuosities were significantly higher in the aTBAD group (P = 0.001, P < 0.001, respectively). There were more type III arch patients in the aTBAD group than the controls (67.9 vs. 22.6%). The true lumen angulation was sharper than that in the false lumen (P < 0.01). The true lumen tortuosity was significantly lower than that in the false lumen (P < 0.001). The multivariable models identified that aortic arch angulation, tortuosity, and type III arch were independent and specific geometric factors associated with aTBAD occurrence. The AUC of the multivariable models 1, 2, 3 were 0.945, 0.953, and 0.96, respectively.Conclusions: The sharper angulation and higher tortuosity of aortic arch and type III arch were the geometric factors associated with aTBAD in addition to the ascending aorta elongation and aortic arch dilation. The angulation and tortuosity of the true and false lumens may carry significant clinical implications for the treatment and prognosis of aTBAD.


Circulation ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 102 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromu Terai ◽  
Nobushige Tamura ◽  
Tatsuo Nakamura ◽  
Kazunobu Nishimura ◽  
Norimasa Tsutsui ◽  
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Background —Despite recent progress in medical and surgical treatment, acute type B aortic dissection still carries a high mortality rate. We have developed a novel cylindrical balloon catheter for less invasive treatment to block the entry of the dissection and induce thrombotic occlusion of the false lumen. The balloon has the shape of a sheet when deflated but a double-cylinder shape when inflated. Therefore, aortic blood flow is maintained through the cylindrical lumen during balloon inflation. Methods and Results —Six beagle dogs underwent a left thoracotomy at the 6th intercostal space. An acute dissection of 4-cm length was created surgically on the descending aorta. The balloon catheter was inserted through the distal descending aorta and advanced to the entry site. The balloon catheter was inflated for 6 hours. The blood flow in the descending aorta and the position of the balloon was monitored by color Doppler echovasculography. Four dogs were killed humanely on the following day and 2 dogs 10 days after the surgery. The descending aorta was examined macroscopically and microscopically in all dogs. In all dogs, the false lumen was occluded by thrombi. Although no dog had clinical evidence of distal thromboembolism, 2 of the 4 dogs that were killed on the second postoperative day had fresh mural thrombi in the true lumen. Conclusions —The false lumen of the acute type B aortic dissection was effectively occluded by the novel cylindrical balloon catheter in the canine experimental model. The thrombus formation in the true lumen is the problem to be solved.


2020 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 564.e1-564.e4
Author(s):  
Mingwei Wu ◽  
Yuxi Zhao ◽  
Zhaoxiang Zeng ◽  
Jiaxuan Feng ◽  
Rui Feng ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Xiong ◽  
Yangyang Ge ◽  
Xiaoping Liu ◽  
Lijun Wang ◽  
Wei Guo

Purpose: To describe the use and 6-month outcomes of the octopus endograft technique to reconstruct renovisceral arteries arising from the false lumen (FL) of a type B aortic dissection after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Case Report: A 46-year-old man post TEVAR for type B aortic dissection was admitted with persistent back pain and a rapidly expanding residual dissection. The celiac and left renal arteries arose from the FL and the superior mesenteric artery from both lumens, with the FL as its main supply. A 20% oversized Endurant stent-graft was deployed with the short limb just above the beginning of the dissection flap and the long limb in the aortic true lumen. A 120-mm-long Endurant extended limb was delivered antegradely via a conduit and deployed into the FL, with a 3-cm overlap with the short limb of the Endurant main body. The 3 renovisceral arteries were reconstructed by lining each with a series of Viabahn or Fluency stent-grafts whose proximal ends were subsequently placed parallel in the FL Endurant extended limb and dilated with kissing balloons. Imaging at 6 months showed an excluded FL, without stenosis or occlusion in the stent-graft or the renovisceral arteries. Conclusion: This case illustrates the successful use of the octopus endograft technique to reconstruct renovisceral arteries arising from a rapidly expanding FL in a post-TEVAR type B aortic dissection; the technique might be applicable in carefully selected patients.


Author(s):  
Hesong Zeng ◽  
Zakarya Ahmed ◽  
Xingwei He ◽  
Saddam Shaiea ◽  
Hesong Zeng

Background: Complicated type B aortic dissections require surgery or thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). In this study, we sought to explore the early and mid-term clinical efficacy of TEVAR treatment for Stanford complicated type B aortic dissection. Methods: From January 2012 to October 2017, the medical records and the aortic imaging data of 172 consecutive patients treated by TEVAR were retrospectively reviewed for statistical analysis. Aortic remodeling was evaluated based on the preoperative and one-year postoperative followed-up aortic CTA scan results. We analysed the diameters of the total aortic lumens, True and False lumens diameter and the thrombosis status at different five levels along the descending aorta. Results: The primary technical success rate was 97%, and the clinical success rate was 94.8%. At 1-year of aortic CTA follow-up after TEVAR, the true lumen diameter at the stented descending thoracic aorta increased significantly, the false lumen diameter significantly reduced. The remodeling process was stable with mild changes of true lumen increase and false lumen reduction at the unstented distal part of the descending thoracic and the abdominal aorta. Conclusion: This study confirmed that TEVAR treatment for complicated type B aortic dissection has a low mortality rate of mid-term follow-up outcomes. TEVAR stabilizes the size of the aorta and precipitates in FL thrombosis. However, FL in the abdominal aorta still patented and must be carefully observed for further long-term events.


2020 ◽  
Vol 04 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hervé Rousseau ◽  
Paul Revel-Mouroz ◽  
Charline Zadro ◽  
Camille Dambrin ◽  
Christophe Cron ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 153857442110451
Author(s):  
Masaki Kano ◽  
Toru Iwahashi ◽  
Toshiya Nishibe ◽  
Kentaro Kamiya ◽  
Hitoshi Ogino

We report 2 cases of successful thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) complicated with spinal cord ischemia (SCI). Case 1. A 70-year-old gentleman found with an uncomplicated ABAD with false lumen occluded, developed SCI shortly after admission during the initial medical management. Cerebrospinal fluid drainage (CSFD) was initiated followed by emergent TEVAR. SCI improved, and the patient was discharged. Case 2. A 52-year-old gentleman developed uncomplicated ABAD with patent false lumen. 5 hours after admission, he developed SCI during the initial medical management. Emergent TEVAR was performed followed by CSFD, and the SCI improved before discharge. These cases prompted us to address prompt TEVAR for primary entry closure and true lumen dilatation with postoperative hypertensive management to relieve the dynamic obstruction of the segmental arteries responsible for the compromised spinal cord circulation in complicated ABAD.


2021 ◽  
pp. 152660282110612
Author(s):  
Ahmed Eleshra ◽  
Giuseppe Panuccio ◽  
Konstantinos Spanos ◽  
Fiona Rohlffs ◽  
Yskert von Kodolitsch ◽  
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Objectives The aim of this study is to report the safety and effectiveness of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in a native proximal landing zone (PLZ) 2 for chronic type B aortic dissection (TBAD) patients with genetic aortic syndrome (GAS). Methods A retrospective review of a single center database to identify patients with GAS treated with TEVAR in native PLZ 2 for chronic TBAD and thoracic false lumen aneurysm between February 2012 and February 2018 was undertaken. Results In total, 31 patients with GAS (24 Marfan syndrome [MFS], 5 Loeys-Dietz syndrome [LDS], and 2 vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome [vEDS]) were treated by endovascular repair. Nineteen patients were treated by TEVAR as index procedures with 8 patients (5 females, mean age = 55, range = 36–79 years old) receiving TEVAR in native PLZ 2. Left subclavian artery (LSA) perfusion was preserved in all 8 patients: by left common carotid artery-LSA bypass in 6 patients, chimney stenting of the LSA in 1 patient, and partial coverage of LSA ostium in 1 patient. Technical success was achieved in all patients (100%). There was no 30 day mortality (0%). The 30 day morbidity (0%) was free from major complications. The median follow-up was 40 months (range = 7–79). One patient died due to non-aortic-related cause. Native PLZ 2 was free from complications in MFS patients (5/8). Two patients with LDS developed type Ia endoleak with aneurysmal progression. One patient was treated by proximal extension with a double inner branched arch stent-graft landing in the replaced ascending aorta. The other one was treated with frozen elephant trunk. Conclusion Thoracic endovascular aortic repair in native PLZ 2 was safe and effective with no early or midterm PLZ complications in patients with MFS with chronic TBAD in this limited series. Native PLZ 2 is not safe in patients with LDS and should only be used in emergencies as a bridging to open repair.


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