Towards Quantifying Neurovascular Resilience

Stefano Moriconi*, Rafael Rehwald, Maria A. Zuluaga, H. Rolf Jäger, Parashkev Nachev, Sébastien Ourselin, M. Jorge Cardoso

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Abstract

Whilst grading neurovascular abnormalities is critical for prompt surgical repair, no statistical markers are currently available for predicting the risk of adverse events, such as stroke, and the overall resilience of a network to vascular complications. The lack of compact, fast, and scalable simulations with network perturbations impedes the analysis of the vascular resilience to life-threatening conditions, surgical interventions and long-term follow-up. We introduce a graph-based approach for efficient simulations, which statistically estimates biomarkers from a series of perturbations on the patient-specific vascular network. Analog-equivalent circuits are derived from clinical angiographies. Vascular graphs embed mechanical attributes modelling the impedance of a tubular structure with stenosis, tortuosity and complete occlusions. We evaluate pressure and flow distributions, simulating healthy topologies and abnormal variants with perturbations in key pathological scenarios. These describe the intrinsic network resilience to pathology, and delineate the underlying cerebrovascular autoregulation mechanisms. Lastly, a putative graph sampling strategy is devised on the same formulation, to support the topological inference of uncertain neurovascular graphs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMachine Learning and Medical Engineering for Cardiovascular Health and Intravascular Imaging and Computer Assisted Stenting - 1st International Workshop, MLMECH 2019, and 8th Joint International Workshop, CVII-STENT 2019, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2019, Proceedings
EditorsHongen Liao, Guijin Wang, Yongpan Liu, Zijian Ding, Simone Balocco, Feng Zhang, Luc Duong, Renzo Phellan, Guillaume Zahnd, Shadi Albarqouni, Stefanie Demirci, Katharina Breininger, Stefano Moriconi, Su-Lin Lee
PublisherSPRINGER
Pages149-157
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783030333263
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019
Event1st International Workshop on Machine Learning and Medical Engineering for Cardiovasvular Healthcare, MLMECH 2019, and the 8th International Joint Workshops on Computing and Visualization for Intravascular Imaging and Computer Assisted Stenting, CVII-STENT 2019, held in conjunction with 22nd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2019 - Shenzhen, China
Duration: 13 Oct 201913 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11794 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference1st International Workshop on Machine Learning and Medical Engineering for Cardiovasvular Healthcare, MLMECH 2019, and the 8th International Joint Workshops on Computing and Visualization for Intravascular Imaging and Computer Assisted Stenting, CVII-STENT 2019, held in conjunction with 22nd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenzhen
Period13/10/201913/10/2019

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