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    2. Recent Advances in the Field of Optical Coherence Tomography

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      Recent Advances in the Field of Optical Coherence Tomography
      Purpose of Review The scope of this text is to critically review the most important recent advances in the field of optical coherence tomography, both from a clinical, scientific, and technical point of view. Recent Findings In recent years, important steps forward have been put in the field of optimization of PCI (with a focus on optimal sizing of stents and optimization of stent expansion after implantation) and the differentiation ...
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    3. Optical coherence tomography findings: insights from the “randomised multicentre trial investigating angiographic outcomes of hybrid sirolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer compared with everolimus-eluting stents with durable polymer in chroni

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      Optical coherence tomography findings: insights from the “randomised multicentre trial investigating angiographic outcomes of hybrid sirolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer compared with everolimus-eluting stents with durable polymer in chroni
      Aims: The PRISON IV trial investigated the next-generation sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) with ultra-thin struts and biodegradable polymer against the second-generation everolimus-eluting stent (EES) with thin struts and durable polymer in patients with successfully recanalised chronic total occlusions (CTO). In this study, we examined the secondary optical coherence tomography endpoints. Methods and results: The main PRISON IV trial randomised 330 patients to either SES or EES. At nine months, 281 (85 ...
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      Mentions: Arnaud Dubois Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam Walter Desmet

    4. Optical coherence tomography findings: insights from the “randomised multicentre trial investigating angiographic outcomes of hybrid sirolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer compared with everolimus-eluting stents with durable polymer in chroni

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      Optical coherence tomography findings: insights from the “randomised multicentre trial investigating angiographic outcomes of hybrid sirolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer compared with everolimus-eluting stents with durable polymer in chroni
      Aims: The PRISON IV trial investigated the next-generation sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) with ultra-thin struts and biodegradable polymer against the second-generation everolimus-eluting stent (EES) with thin struts and durable polymer in patients with successfully recanalised chronic total occlusions (CTO). In this study, we examined the secondary optical coherence tomography endpoints. Methods and results: The main PRISON IV trial randomised 330 patients to either SES or EES. At nine months, 281 (85 ...
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      Mentions: Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam Walter Desmet K. U. Leuven

    5. EuroIntervention Automated characterisation of lipid core plaques in vivo by quantitative optical coherence tomography tissue type imaging

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      EuroIntervention Automated characterisation of lipid core plaques in vivo by quantitative optical coherence tomography tissue type imaging
      Aims: Qualitative criteria for plaque tissue characterisation by OCT are well established, but quantitative methods lack systematic validation in vivo . High optical attenuation coefficient t has been associated with unstable plaque features, such as lipid core. The purpose of this study was to validate optical coherence tomography (OCT) attenuation imaging for tissue characterisation in vivo , specifically to detect lipid core in coronary atherosclerotic plaques, and to evaluate quantitatively the ability ...
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      Mentions: Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University Evelyn Regar

    6. Targeted Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging of Atherosclerosis

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      Targeted Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging of Atherosclerosis
      Objectives This study sought to determine whether indocyanine green (ICG)enhanced near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging can illuminate high-risk histologic plaque features of human carotid atherosclerosis, and in coronary atheroma of living swine, using intravascular NIRF-optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging. Background New translatable imaging approaches are needed to identify high-risk biological signatures of atheroma. ICG is a U.S. Food and Drug Administrationapproved NIRF imaging agent that experimentally targets plaque macrophages ...
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      Mentions: Guillermo J. Tearney Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Brigham and Women’s Hospital

    7. Anatomical and functional assessment of Tryton bifurcation stent before and after final kissing balloon dilatation: Evaluations by three-dimensional coronary angiography, optical coherence tomography imaging and fractional flow reserve

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      Anatomical and functional assessment of Tryton bifurcation stent before and after final kissing balloon dilatation: Evaluations by three-dimensional coronary angiography, optical coherence tomography imaging and fractional flow reserve
      Objectives To assess the anatomical and functional impact of final kissing balloon inflation (FKBI) after implantation of a dedicated bifurcation stent system. Background Current evidence suggests clinical benefit of FKBI in patients undergoing bifurcation dilatation using the Tryton side branch stent (Tryton-SBS). We hypothesized that FKBI improves anatomical reconstruction and functional results of bifurcation treated by Tryton-SBS. Methods An unselected group of patients with complex bifurcation coronary lesions undergoing percutaneous ...
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      Mentions: Martin B. Leon K. U. Leuven Giovanni J. Ughi

    8. Clinical Characterization of Coronary Atherosclerosis With Dual-Modality OCT and Near-Infrared Autofluorescence Imaging

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      Clinical Characterization of Coronary Atherosclerosis With Dual-Modality OCT and Near-Infrared Autofluorescence Imaging
      ...o that obtained by structural imaging alone. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume null, Issue null, Page null Giovanni J. Ughi, Hao Wang, Edouard Gerbaud, Joseph A. Gardecki, Ali M. Fard, Ehsan Hamidi, Paulino Vacas-Jacq...
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      Mentions: Guillermo J. Tearney Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University

    9. Optical coherence tomography-based assessment of bifurcation stenting using the Axxess™ Biolimus A9™-eluting stent system

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      Optical coherence tomography-based assessment of bifurcation stenting using the Axxess™ Biolimus A9™-eluting stent system
      Bifurcation lesions are associated with increased procedural complications and worse long-term outcome. Multiple techniques are available, including the dedicated drug-eluting Axxess stent system (Biosensors International Ltd., Singapore, Singapore), providing complete bifurcation support without covering the carina. Low rates of restenosis in both main vessel (MV) and side branch (SB) have been demonstrated. High-resolution imaging techniques such as intravascular optical coherence tomography (IV-OCT) may help the positioning and implantation of the ...
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      Mentions: Biosensors International K. U. Leuven Giovanni J. Ughi

    10. Automated segmentation and characterization of esophageal wall in vivo by tethered capsule optical coherence tomography endomicroscopy

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      Automated segmentation and characterization of esophageal wall in vivo by tethered capsule optical coherence tomography endomicroscopy
      Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an optical diagnostic modality that can acquire cross-sectional images of the microscopic structure of the esophagus, including Barretts esophagus (BE) and associated dysplasia. We developed a swallowable tethered capsule OCT endomicroscopy (TCE) device that acquires high-resolution images of entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract luminal organs. This device has a potential to become a screening method that identifies patients with an abnormal esophagus that should be further ...
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      Mentions: Guillermo J. Tearney Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University

    11. Intravascular fibrin molecular imaging improves the detection of unhealed stents assessed by optical coherence tomography in vivo

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      Intravascular fibrin molecular imaging improves the detection of unhealed stents assessed by optical coherence tomography in vivo
      Aims Fibrin deposition and absent endothelium characterize unhealed stents that are at heightened risk of stent thrombosis. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is increasingly used for assessing stent tissue coverage as a measure of healed stents, but cannot precisely identify whether overlying tissue represents physiological neointima. Here we assessed and compared fibrin deposition and persistence on bare metal stent (BMS) and drug-eluting stent (DES) using near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) molecular imaging in ...
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      Mentions: Guillermo J. Tearney Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts General Hospital

    12. Multi-laboratory inter-institute reproducibility study of IVOCT and IVUS assessments using published consensus document definitions

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      Multi-laboratory inter-institute reproducibility study of IVOCT and IVUS assessments using published consensus document definitions
      Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the reproducibility of intravascular optical coherence tomography (IVOCT) assessments, including a comparison to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Intra-observer and inter-observer variabilities of IVOCT have been previously described, whereas inter-institute reliability in multiple laboratories has never been systematically studied. Methods and results In 2 independent laboratories with intravascular imaging expertise, 100 randomized matched data sets of IVOCT and IVUS images were analysed by ...
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      Mentions: Guillermo J. Tearney Brett E. Bouma Columbia University

    13. COmplex coronary Bifurcation lesions: RAndomized comparison of a strategy using a dedicated self-expanding biolimus-eluting stent versus a culotte strategy using everolimus-eluting stents: primary results of the COBRA trial

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      COmplex coronary Bifurcation lesions: RAndomized comparison of a strategy using a dedicated self-expanding biolimus-eluting stent versus a culotte strategy using everolimus-eluting stents: primary results of the COBRA trial
      Aims: We aimed to compare healing responses with optical coherence tomography, and clinical and angiographic outcome after treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions with a dedicated stent versus aconventional culotte technique. Methods and results: Forty patients with true and complex coronary bifurcation lesions were randomly assigned to treatment with the Axxess bifurcation stent in the proximal main vessel (MV) and additional BioMatrix stents in the branches (Biosensors Europe SA, Morges, Switzerland ...
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      Mentions: Walter Desmet K. U. Leuven Giovanni J. Ughi

    15. STACCATO (Assessment of Stent sTrut Apposition and Coverage in Coronary ArTeries with Optical coherence tomography in patients with STEMI, NSTEMI and stable/unstable angina undergoing everolimus vs. biolimus A9-eluting stent implantation): a randomised co

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      STACCATO (Assessment of Stent sTrut Apposition and Coverage in Coronary ArTeries with Optical coherence tomography in patients with STEMI, NSTEMI and stable/unstable angina undergoing everolimus vs. biolimus A9-eluting stent implantation): a randomised co
      Aims: To compare tissue coverage in coronary lesions stented with durable fluoropolymer-coated everolimus-eluting stents (EES) vs. biodegradable polymer-coated biolimus A9-eluting stents (BES). Methods and results: Sixty-four patients (64 lesions) with de novo coronary artery lesions were randomised to percutaneous treatment with XIENCE EES (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA, USA) vs. BioMatrix BES (Biosensors, Morges, Switzerland). The primary endpoint was the percentage of uncovered struts, as assessed with OCT, at nine ...
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      Mentions: Walter Desmet K. U. Leuven Giovanni J. Ughi

    16. Dual modality intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) and near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging: a fully automated algorithm for the distance-calibration of NIRF signal intensity for quantitative molecular imaging

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      Dual modality intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) and near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging: a fully automated algorithm for the distance-calibration of NIRF signal intensity for quantitative molecular imaging
      Intravascular optical coherence tomography (IVOCT) is a well-established method for the high-resolution investigation of atherosclerosis in vivo. Intravascular near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging is a novel technique for the assessment of molecular processes associated with coronary artery disease. Integration of NIRF and IVOCT technology in a single catheter provides the capability to simultaneously obtain co-localized anatomical and molecular information from the artery wall. Since NIRF signal intensity attenuates as a function ...
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      Mentions: Guillermo J. Tearney Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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    Giovanni J. Ughi is a researcher at the Medical Imaging Research Center at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg.  Dr. Ughi is pursing his PhD from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.

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