Assistive Software for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Angiography

Due to the unpredictable location of coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG), angiography for CABG patients costs catheterization labs additional time, poses an added risk to patients, and incurs extra costs, therefore using additional resources at Sunnybrook Hospital and at a national scale. The development of an assistive software product that helps cardiologists find free graft ostia in the aorta aims to combat this problem. By employing artificial intelligence, the location of bypass grafts can be predicted through software that helps guide cardiologists during the procedure. This solution will reduce the time required for CABG angiography procedures, reduce costs associated with treating CABG angiography patients and decrease the risk for CABG angiography patients at Sunnybrook Hospital.

Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Santerre

Student:

Partner:

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre;Sunnybrook Research Institute

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Artificial Intelligence

University:

University of Toronto

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