Abstract
Recently developed imaging modalities provide precise and accurate evaluation of lesions within the coronary arteries. Among them, optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides higher resolution cross-sectional imaging than intravascular ultrasound [ [1] Prati F. Regar E. Mintz G.S. et al. Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis. Eur. Heart J. 2010; 31: 401-415 Crossref PubMed Scopus (665) Google Scholar ]. Recently, software-based on-line co-registration of OCT and angiography has become available as a new tool in percutaneous coronary intervention. Here, we describe a case where this new modality was critical for successful percutaneous coronary intervention.
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