Feasibility of combined use of intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis and optical coherence tomography for detecting thin-cap fibroatheroma

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• Patrick W. Serruys
• Héctor M. García-García
• Toshiro Shinke
• Junya Shite
• Hiromasa Otake
• Ken-ichi Hirata
• Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center
• Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine

1. Aims To evaluate the feasibility of the combined use of virtual histology (VH)-intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) for detecting in vivo thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA). Methods and results In 56 patients with angina, 126 plaques identified by IVUS findings were analysed using both VH-IVUS and OCT. IVUS-derived TCFA was defined as an abundant necrotic core (>10% of the cross-sectional area) in contact with the lumen (NCCL) and %plaque-volume >40%. OCT-derived TCFA was defined as a fibrous cap thickness of Conclusion Neither modality alone is sufficient for detecting TCFA. The combined use of OCT and VH-IVUS might be a ... (Read Full Article)

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