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Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
Published in: Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 10/2014

01-10-2014 | Intravascular Imaging (E Regar and U Landmesser, Section Editors)

Development of 3D IVOCT Imaging and Co-Registration of IVOCT and Angiography in the Catheterization Laboratory

Authors: Dries De Cock, Shengxian Tu, Giovanni J. Ughi, Tom Adriaenssens

Published in: Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports | Issue 10/2014

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Abstract

Intravascular optical coherence tomography (IVOCT) has become the imaging modality of choice for the evaluation of coronary artery disease and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Both for clinical practice and research, there is a growing interest in 3-dimensional (3D) visualization, as this gives a more comprehensive and intuitively easier to understand representation, compared with 2-dimensional, cross-sectional images. Integrating 3D-IVOCT with classic X-ray angiographic images offers additional advantages and the prospect of integrating IVOCT in fluoroscopic guidance during PCI. Different vendors of IVOCT technology already provide integrated 3D rendering software in their consoles, making 3D images available at the ‘push-of-a-button’. In this review, we will discuss (1) the basic principles and elaboration of 3D-IVOCT in recent years, (2) the feasibility and potential advantages of co-registration with X-ray angiography, (3) the currently available solutions for 3D imaging and their potential clinical applications, and (4) the ongoing development of applications for advanced 3D visualization.
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Metadata
Title
Development of 3D IVOCT Imaging and Co-Registration of IVOCT and Angiography in the Catheterization Laboratory
Authors
Dries De Cock
Shengxian Tu
Giovanni J. Ughi
Tom Adriaenssens
Publication date
01-10-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports / Issue 10/2014
Print ISSN: 1941-9066
Electronic ISSN: 1941-9074
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-014-9290-0

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