Open AccessOCT Versus IVUS: Accuracy Versus Clinical Utility
Author(s) -
Akiko Maehara,
Gary S. Mintz,
Gregg W. Stone
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.05.016
Subject(s) - intravascular ultrasound , optical coherence tomography , radiology , balloon , medicine , cardiology
The technology of optical coherence tomography (OCT) has evolved from time-domain to frequency-domain imaging. Time-domain OCT is most often performed using proximal balloon occlusion; as such, dimensions are smaller than measured using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), presumably due to diminished
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