Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a light-based technology that provides very high spatial resolution images. OCT has been initially employed as a research tool to investigate plaque morphology and stent strut coverage. The introduction of frequency domain OCT allowing fast image acquisition during a prolonged contrast injection via the guiding catheter has made OCT applicable for guidance of coronary interventions. In this manuscript, the various applications of OCT are reviewed, from assessment of plaque vulnerability and severity to characteristics of unstable lesions and thrombus burden to stent optimization and evaluation of late results.
Intracoronary optical coherence tomography: a review of clinical applications / Zivelonghi, Carlo; Ghione, Matteo; Kilickesmez, Kadriye; Loureiro, Rodrigo Estevez; Foin, Nicolas; Lindsay, Alistair; de Silva, Ranil; Ribichini, Flavio; Vassanelli, Corrado; Di Mario, Carlo. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 1558-2035. - ELETTRONICO. - 15:(2014), pp. 543-553. [10.2459/JCM.0000000000000032]
Intracoronary optical coherence tomography: a review of clinical applications
Di Mario, Carlo
2014
Abstract
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a light-based technology that provides very high spatial resolution images. OCT has been initially employed as a research tool to investigate plaque morphology and stent strut coverage. The introduction of frequency domain OCT allowing fast image acquisition during a prolonged contrast injection via the guiding catheter has made OCT applicable for guidance of coronary interventions. In this manuscript, the various applications of OCT are reviewed, from assessment of plaque vulnerability and severity to characteristics of unstable lesions and thrombus burden to stent optimization and evaluation of late results.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.