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Techniques and best practices for optical coherence tomography
Author(s) -
Lopez John J.,
Arain Salman A.,
Madder Ryan,
Parekh Niraj,
Shroff Adhir R.,
Westerhausen Don
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25500
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , medicine , intravascular ultrasound , radiology , modality (human–computer interaction) , medical physics , lumen (anatomy) , stent , tomography , focus (optics) , biomedical engineering , artificial intelligence , optics , computer science , surgery , physics
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intracoronary imaging modality that utilizes near‐infrared light to provide information regarding lesion length and severity, vessel lumen diameter, plaque morphology, as well as the opportunity for stent procedure guidance and follow‐up. While analogous to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), the specific imaging properties, including significantly higher resolution, and technical specifications of OCT offer the ability for intracoronary diagnostic and interventional procedure guidance roles that require a thorough understanding of the technology. We provide coronary interventionalist's a user's guide to OCT, focusing on techniques and approaches to optimize imaging, with a focus on efficiency, safety and strategies for effective imaging. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.