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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 47, Issue 8, Pages C69-C79Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.10.067
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01HL63953, R01-HL55686, R29 HL55686] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAMS NIH HHS [R01-AR44812, R01 AR46996] Funding Source: Medline
- NIBIB NIH HHS [R01-EB000419, R01-EB002638] Funding Source: Medline
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The identification of unstable plaque is central in risk-stratifying patients for acute coronary events. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a recently introduced imaging modality that has shown considerable promise for the identification of high-risk plaques. Advantages of OCT include its high resolution (4 to 20 mu m), high data acquisition rate, small and inexpensive guidewires/catheters, and ability to be combined with adjuvant optical techniques. This article summarizes the current state of intravascular OCT imaging, focusing on potential markers of instability and current limitations.
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