Influence of catheter design on lumen wall temperature distribution in intracoronary thermography

Journal of Biomechanics
A G ten HaveA F W van der Steen

Abstract

Intracoronary thermography is a currently used vulnerable plaque detection method. We studied how catheter design and catheter location influence the temperature readings, and thus its capacity to detect vulnerable plaques. Finite element calculations were performed on geometries representing the coronary artery, the vulnerable plaque and the catheter. Catheter material, diameter and location with respect to the plaque were varied. Both flow and no-flow situations were studied. Maximal lumen wall temperature difference without a catheter (DeltaT=0.12 degrees C, flow=75 cm(3) min(-1)) was considered the reference. Presence of a 1.0mm nitinol catheter right under the plaque increased DeltaT to 0.14 degrees C, whereas a 1.0 mm polyurethane catheter increased DeltaT to 0.51 degrees C. The location at which a thermosensitive element should be placed for most optimal temperature readings during a pullback was shown to lie at the catheter edge for the nitinol catheter and at 1.1mm from the catheter edge for the polyurethane catheter. Temperature readings decreased to background temperature when the catheter was in close proximity but not overlapping the plaque. DeltaT decreased approximately by 70% when a gap of 0.2 mm existed between...Continue Reading

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