Three-dimensional coronary visualization, Part 2: 3D reconstruction.

Fully automatic generation of a volumetric representation of the coronary artery tree can be achieved by rotational coronary angiography acquisition and three-dimensional tomographic reconstruction. The generated volume datasets can assist the physician during percutaneous coronary interventions by visualizing three-dimensional coronary morphology and offering utility tools to derive various quantitative measurements. These utility tools allow lesion assessment, optimal working-view selection for specific vessel segments, and improved guidance via overlay functionality or follow C-arc. This article gives an overview of reconstruction methods, clinical tools, and present clinical data.