Potential of optical frequency domain imaging for differentiation between early and advanced coronary atherosclerosis.
Takahiro ImanakaKenichi FujiiTakamasa TanakaKoji YanakaToshio KimuraNagataka YoshiharaKojiro MikiKenji KawaiHirokuni AkahoriRika KawakamiHiroyuki HaoSeiichi HirotaMasaharu IshiharaPublished in: The international journal of cardiovascular imaging (2022)
This study revealed OFDI may have the potential capability for discriminating FA from PIT based on the longitudinal and circumferential extent of lipid plaque, although the OFDI signal attenuation rate was similar between FA and PIT.