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Intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy—role and clinical applications

Author(s) -

Stephen E. Wilkinson,

Ryan D. Madder

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2223-3660

pISSN - 2223-3652

DOI - 10.21037/cdt.2020.02.02

Subject(s) - medicine , intravascular ultrasound , percutaneous coronary intervention , coronary arteries , radiology , cardiology , intensive care medicine , artery , myocardial infarction

Intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been developed and validated for the detection of lipid-rich plaque in the coronary arteries. A combined NIRS and intravascular ultrasound catheter is currently in clinical use and has an emerging role in evaluating plaques both before and after percutaneous coronary intervention. NIRS has recently been shown to positively identify both vulnerable patients and vulnerable plaques. This review focuses on the principles and image interpretation of intracoronary NIRS, as well as its clinical applications, limitations, and future directions.

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