PhD defence A. (Adriaan) Coenen

CT Derived FFR and CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Promotor
Prof. dr. R.P.J. Budde
Promotor
Prof. dr. F. Zijlstra
Promotor
Prof. dr. K. Nieman
Date
Tuesday 7 Feb 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Type
PhD defence
Space
Professor Andries Querido room
Building
Education Center
Location
Erasmus MC
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A. Coenen will defend his PhD dissertation on Tuesday 7 February 2023, entitled: ’CT Derived FFR and CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging‘.

Summary:

Atherosclerosis can cause plaque and stenosis of the coronary arteries. This stenosis of the coronary arteries is one of the causes of chest pain. It is important to determine if chest pain is caused by coronary artery stenosis as this has consequences in the treatment.

During my PhD I showed two methods using CT scanning can help identify patients in whom the chest pain is caused by stenosis of the coronary arteries. The investigated techniques are: 1) Simulation of the coronary blood stream (CT Derived FFRR) and 2) measurement of myocardial blood flow (CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging). By correctly identifying these patient unnecessary invasive coronary angiography examinations can be averted.

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The public defence will begin exactly at 13.00 hrs. The doors will be closed once the public defence starts, latecomers can access the hall via the fourth floor. Due to the solemn nature of the ceremony, we recommend that you do not take children under the age of 6 to the first part of the ceremony.

A live stream link has been provided to the candidate.

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