Search Tag: OCT
2023 27 Aug
Late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session at the ESC Congress 2023 reveals that Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), results in a larger minimum stent area. However, it does not reduce the two-year rate of target vessel failure when compared with angiography-guided PCI. The use of OCT-guided...Read more
2016 16 May
Two collaborating research labs funded by the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have revealed a promising new method for identifying atherosclerotic plaques, the encased deposits in arteries that restrict blood flow and can lead to heart attack or stroke. The hybrid imaging technology, that allows for...Read more
2015 11 Dec
The First and Second “En Face” OCT and OCT Angiography Congresses held in Rome December 2013 and 2014, were successful: intense two days meetings with 670 (2013) and 780 (2014) attendees. They were academic feasts with world renowned faculty. Presentations brought in many new concepts in “En face Imaging” and OCT Angiography that appear to have huge...Read more