Optical coherence tomography permits detailed characterization of vulnerable plaques
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Intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an optical analog of intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS)—the current standard invasive method for diagnosing coronary artery disease. OCT has a markedly higher resolution than IVUS, and can resolve microstructures of atherosclerotic plaques that are thought to be associated with plaque vulnerability, such as thin fibrous caps, lipid cores and intracoronary thrombi. To determine whether OCT is superior to IVUS and coronary angioscopy for the evaluation of atherosclerotic plaques, Kubo et al. enrolled 30 patients with acute myocardial infarction and used each modality to analyze the culprit lesions.
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