摘要:Objective. The
importance of hemodynamics in the
etiopathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms (IAs)
is widely accepted. Computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) is being used increasingly for hemodynamic
predictions. However, alogn with the continuing
development and validation of these
tools, it is imperative to collect
the opinion of the clinicians.
Methods. A workshop on CFD was
conducted during the European Society of
Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT)
Teaching Course, Lisbon, Portugal.
36 delegates, mostly clinicians,
performed supervised CFD analysis for an IA, using the
@neuFuse software developed within the European
project @neurIST. Feedback on the workshop was
collected and analyzed. The
performance was assessed on a scale of 1 to 4
and, compared with experts' performance.
Results. Current dilemmas in
the management of unruptured IAs remained the
most important motivating factor to attend the
workshop and majority of participants showed interest in participating in a
multicentric trial. The participants achieved
an average score of 2.52 (range 0–4) which was 63% (range 0–100%) of an expert user. Conclusions.
Although participants showed a manifest interest
in CFD, there was a clear
lack of awareness concerning the role of
hemodynamics in the etiopathogenesis of IAs and
the use of CFD in this context. More efforts
therefore are required to enhance understanding of the
clinicians in the subject.