Abstract #2558

3T Coronary MRI in Patients Treated with Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds for the Assessment of Vascular Patency and Blood Flow Velocity Quantification

Simon Reiss¹, Axel Joachim Krafft^1,2,3, Marius Menza¹, Lisa Caroline Besch⁴, Timo Heidt⁴, Christoph Bode⁴, Constantin von zur Mühlen⁴, and Michael Bock¹

¹Dept. of Radiology - Medical Physics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ²German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), University Medical Center Freiburg, Heidelberg, Germany, ³German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, ⁴Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Center, Freiburg, Germany

The implantation of bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds (BVS) is a rapidly evolving technique in the treatment of coronary artery disease. BVS consist of a polylactate-based backbone which is completely dissolved after 2-3 years. Due to the organic material, coronary MRI can be used as a non-invasive technique for post-interventional imaging of arteries treated with BVS, which is not possible for metal stents. In this study, we evaluated the use of 3T MRI in assessing luminal patency after implantation of the BVS, as well as flow measurements for myocardial blood flow quantification as a possible indicator of post-interventional angina.

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