Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis

Prati, Francesco; Regar, Evelyn; S. Mintz, Gary; Arbustini, Eloisa; Di Mario, Carlo; Jang, Ik‐Kyung; Akasaka, Takashi; Costa, M; Guagliumi, Giulio; Grube, E.; Ozaki, Yukio; J. Pinto, Fausto; W. Serruys, Patrick; the Expert's OCT Review Document, for

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp433

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Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis

Published in European Heart Journal • Nov 4, 2009

Authors:

Francesco Prati

Evelyn Regar

Gary S. Mintz

Abstract

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intravascular imaging modality, based on infrared light emission, that enables a high resolution arterial wall imaging, in the range of 10-20 microns. This feature of OCT allows the visualization of specific components of the atherosclerotic plaques. The...

Subject

Medicine

Optical coherence tomography

Terminology

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