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. 2010 Feb;31(4):401-15.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp433. Epub 2009 Nov 4.

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

Francesco Prati  1 , Evelyn Regar, Gary S Mintz, Eloisa Arbustini, Carlo Di Mario, Ik-Kyung Jang, Takashi Akasaka, Marco Costa, Giulio Guagliumi, Eberhard Grube, Yukio Ozaki, Fausto Pinto, Patrick W J Serruys; Expert's OCT Review Document
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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

Francesco Prati et al. Eur Heart J. 2010 Feb.

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 aim of the present Expert Review Document is to address the methodology, terminology and clinical applications of OCT for qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis.

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