A Dataset of Reconstructed Carotid Bifurcation Lumen and Plaque Models with Centerline Tree and Simulated Hemodynamics

carotid_bifurcation_database.zip contains 79 cases of left and right-side carotid bifurcations (152 inner wall models). For each case, inner wall (lumen) and plaque models were extracted from computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans. The models were segmented, reconstructed, and a centerline tree was created for each geometry using the CarotidAnalyzer pipeline. The geometries include varying degrees of internal carotid stenosis. Bifurcations with 100% stenosis were omitted, as the vessel is not discernible in the scan.

carotid_flow_database.zip contains hemodynamic flow simulations of the above models. Fluid data (velocity, pressure) and surface data (wall shear stress) are given in seperate files for each case. For each field, a systolic and diastolic time step are provided.

Further information regarding the extraction pipeline and flow simulations can be obtained from the following publications:P. Eulzer,  F. von Deylen,  W.-C. Hsu,  R. Wickenhöfer,  C. M. Klingner,  and K. Lawonn (2023), A Fully Integrated Pipeline for Visual Carotid Morphology Analysis. Computer Graphics Forum, 42(3): 25-37. https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.14808

Kevin Richter, Tristan Probst, Anna Hundertmark, Pepe Eulzer, and Kai Lawonn (2024), Longitudinal wall shear stress evaluation using centerline projection approach in the numerical simulations of the patient-based carotid artery. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 27(3): 347-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2023.2185478

P. Eulzer, K. Richter, A. Hundertmark, R. Wickenhöfer, C. M. Klingner, and K. Lawonn (2024), Instantaneous Visual Analysis of Blood Flow in Stenoses Using Morphological Similarity. Computer Graphics Forum 43(3): in print. https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.15081