Intracoronary optical coherence tomography | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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History, technology, medical applications and recent developments of intravascular OCT

Endoscopic optical coherence tomography, also intravascular optical coherence tomography is a catheter-based imaging application of optical coherence tomography (OCT).[1] It is capable of acquiring high-resolution images from inside a blood vessel using optical fibers and laser technology.

One of its main applications is for coronary arteries, which are often treated by endoscopic, minimally invasive surgical procedures.[2] Other applications for peripheral arteries and for neurovascular procedures have been proposed and are being investigated. Neurovascular applications required significant technological developments, due to the highly tortuous anatomy of the cerebrovasc...