Open AccessIntravascular Assessment of Arterial Disease Using Compensated OCT in Comparison With Histology
Author(s) -
Renick Lee,
Nicolas Foin,
Fumiyuki Otsuka,
Philip Wong,
Jean Martial Mari,
Michael Joner,
Michaël J. A. Girard,
Renu Virmani
Publication year - 2015
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.2015.01.012
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , medicine , radiology , attenuation , intravascular ultrasound , biomedical engineering , optics , physics
Although optical coherence tomography (OCT) has emerged as the state-of-the-art modality for intravascular imaging, its use for assessment of atherosclerotic plaque is hampered by shadow artifacts and limited penetration depth due to rapid attenuation of OCT signals within tissues [(1–4)][1].In
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