2012
DOI: 10.4236/wjcs.2012.24021
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Advances in Angioscopic Imaging of Vascular Disease

Abstract: <p> <span>Percutaneous angioscopy, using high resolution fiberoptic imaging, allows direct and two-dimensional visualization of the vascular interior, thereby enabling macroscopic pathological diagnosis. Percutaneous angioscopy has revealed that the vascular luminal surface exhibits various colors and morphologies characteristic of different vascular diseases. This imaging technique is used for evaluation of the severity of vascular diseases, staging of atherosclerosis, analysis of thrombus composi… Show more

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“…On the other hand, Uchida et al [15] described the history of the development of angioscopy, angioscopic systems and techniques by percutaneous angioscopy system which has been compared with imaging findings of IVUS.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, Uchida et al [15] described the history of the development of angioscopy, angioscopic systems and techniques by percutaneous angioscopy system which has been compared with imaging findings of IVUS.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Except for a few countries such as Japan where angioscopy is an officially approved and reimbursed diagnostic method for monitoring angioplasty and to diagnose complicated plaques in unstable angina, FBA use is currently limited to evaluation of donor veins for bypass procedures. 37 Despite the near-extinction of this modality, to date angioscopy is probably the most precise clinical tool available to identify thrombogenic lesions and intravascular thrombus in coronary arteries and to monitor in real-time the apposition of stent struts to the arterial wall. 38, 39 With enhanced performance to navigate vessels, multimodal imaging and improved resolution through technological development of angioscopes may lead to a renaissance of this exciting domain to increase our understanding of the scope and breadth of vascular disease.…”
Section: Imaging Atherosclerosis From Inside: Focus On Optical Angiosmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further, this imaging technique was used to evaluate coronary, pulmonary, and aortic lesions in patients [57]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%