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The Role of Optical Coherence Tomography in Coronary Intervention

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an optical analog of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) that can be used to examine the coronary arteries and has 10-fold higher resolution than IVUS. Based on polarization properties, OCT can differentiate tissue characteristics (fibrous, calcified, or lipid-rich...

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Autores principales: Terashima, Mitsuyasu, Kaneda, Hideaki, Suzuki, Takahiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22403493
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2012.27.1.1