Invasive diagnostic imaging of coronary atherosclerosis

Invasive diagnostic imaging technique of coronary atherosclerosis has rapidly developed. For example, intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) is recognized as an essential device for percutaneous coronary intervention to evaluate the vessel wall, vascular lumen and coronary plaque morphologies because of its...

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Published inNihon rinshō Vol. 69; no. 1; p. 69
Main Authors Gamou, Tadatsugu, Kawashiri, Masaaki, Tada, Hayato, Hayashi, Kenshi, Yamagishi, Masakazu
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.01.2011
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Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis
Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging
Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods
Humans
Plaque, Atherosclerotic - diagnosis
Tomography, Optical Coherence - methods
Ultrasonography - methods
Ultrasonography, Interventional
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Summary:Invasive diagnostic imaging technique of coronary atherosclerosis has rapidly developed. For example, intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) is recognized as an essential device for percutaneous coronary intervention to evaluate the vessel wall, vascular lumen and coronary plaque morphologies because of its accuracy for quantitative analysis capability. Recently new imaging modalities such as radio-frequency signal analysis, elastography and contrast harmonic echography have been developed for the evaluation of histological characteristics. Also, optical coherence tomography(OCT), which provides approximately ten-times higher-resolutional cross-section images of the coronary arterial wall in comparison with IVUS, became available in clinical setting. In this article, we review the latest progress of the invasive diagnostic imaging of coronary atherosclerosis.
ISSN:0047-1852