VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER WAHRSCHEINLICHKEIT EINES KLINISCHEN EREIGNISSES BEI EINEM PATIENTEN ODER EINES ASYMPTOMATISCHEN EREIGNISSES AUF BASIS GESICHERTER PHYSIOLOGISCHER PARAMETER
A patient's physiological parameters, ascertained using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in combination with virtual histology (VH), are evaluated to predict whether the patient's physiology has an increased risk of producing a Clinical Event or a Silent Clinical Event. In one embodiment, one or more physiological parameters, such as Plaque Burden, Minimum Lumen Area, and whether or multiple VH-TCFAs are present, are compared to target values and/or ranges. A concurrence of the values for the physiological parameters to the target ranges indicates that a patient's physiology has an increased risk of producing a Clinical Event or a Silent Clinical Event.
