Open AccessDiagnosis of Thin-Capped Fibroatheromas in Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography Images
Author(s) -
Jennifer E. Phipps,
Taylor Hoyt,
Deborah Vela,
Tianyi Wang,
Joel Michalek,
L. Maximilian Buja,
Ik–Kyung Jang,
Thomas E. Milner,
Marc D. Feldman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.115.003163
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , quadrant (abdomen) , medicine , fibrous cap , biomedical engineering , radiology , pathology
Intravascular optical coherence tomography (IVOCT) images are recorded by detecting light backscattered within coronary arteries. We hypothesize that non-thin-capped fibroatheroma (TCFA) causes may scatter light to create the false appearance of IVOCT TCFA.
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