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- Coronary angiography is the standard technique for evaluating coronary artery disease but only provides 2D images, limiting its ability to fully assess lesions.
- Intravascular imaging technologies like optical coherence tomography (OCT) offer high-resolution cross-sectional images that can assess vessel size and plaque structure, addressing many of the limitations of angiography.
- This review focuses on the application of OCT in catheterization labs for better assessment and management of coronary disease.
Article Abstract
Although coronary angiography is the standard method employed to assess the severity of coronary artery disease and to guide treatment strategies, it provides only 2D image of the intravascular lesions. In contrast, intravascular imaging modalities such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) produce cross-sectional images of the coronary arteries at a far greater spatial resolution, capable of accurately determining vessel size as well as plaque morphology, eliminating many of the disadvantages inherent to angiography. This review will discuss the role of OCT in the catherization laboratory for the assessment and management of coronary disease.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7666937 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/cdt-20-253 | DOI Listing |
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