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Vascular geometry characterization for AI-based endovascular navigation.

Han-Ru Wu¹, Harry Robertshaw², Lisa Dwyer-Joyce³

¹Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Summary

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Vascular geometry significantly impacts navigation difficulty during mechanical thrombectomy (MT). This study developed an automated pipeline to quantify these features, aiding in the development of standardized complexity grading for MT procedures.

Keywords:

Agent performance Autonomous endovascular navigation Mechanical thrombectomy Patient-specific Vascular geometry

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Artificial Intelligence
Endovascular Surgery

Background:

Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is crucial for acute ischemic stroke, but access is limited by specialist shortages.
Reinforcement learning (RL) shows promise for automating endovascular navigation.
Standardized frameworks are needed to evaluate MT navigation difficulty for RL model training.

Purpose of the Study:

Identify vascular metrics correlated with navigation difficulty in MT.
Develop an automated pipeline for quantitative vascular feature extraction.
Establish a foundation for MT complexity grading and RL model evaluation.

Main Methods:

Segmented vascular trees from CT angiograms of 61 patients.
Measured vascular metrics: aortic arch type, bovine arch, vessel length, tortuosity, take-off angle, and reverse curves.
Utilized a Soft Actor-Critic RL algorithm for autonomous navigation and analyzed outcomes with regression models.

Main Results:

Bovine arch and aortic arch types II/III increased left-side navigation time.
Increased tortuosity prolonged procedure time and reduced success probability.
Right-side navigation was affected by arch type II/III and reverse curves, increasing time and decreasing success.

Conclusions:

Vascular geometry significantly influences MT agent navigation difficulty.
The automated pipeline provides objective, quantitative vascular feature characterization.
This work supports the development of standardized complexity grading for MT and RL model evaluation.