Three-dimensional optical coherence tomography for guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary bifurcation disease: a review of current clinical applications.

ABSTRACT: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for coronary bifurcation disease remains one of the most challenging situations in interventional cardiology in terms of procedural success rates and long-term cardiac events. Optical coherence tomography (OCT), with a higher signal-to-noise ratio and the ability to distinguish plaque components, can display the true condition of bifurcation lesions without overlapping or shortening and achieve detailed visualization of vascular structures, which is superior to those of other imaging modalities. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of OCT images (3D-OCT) helps to gain a more informed understanding of the geometry and morphology of bifurcation lesions and provide additive information on plaque distribution. Following stent implantation, 3D-OCT can a

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11538841 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature