Algorithmic Approach for Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Stent Implantation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Interv Cardiol Clin. 2018 Jul;7(3):329-344. doi: 10.1016/j.iccl.2018.03.001. Epub 2018 Jun 29.

Abstract

Intravascular imaging plays a key role in optimizing outcomes for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) utilizes a user-friendly interface and provides high-resolution images. OCT can be used as part of daily practice in all stages of a coronary intervention: baseline lesion assessment, stent selection, and stent optimization. Incorporating a standardized, algorithmic approach when using OCT allows for precision PCI.

Keywords: Intravascular imaging; Optical coherence tomography; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Stent.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Computed Tomography Angiography / instrumentation
  • Computed Tomography Angiography / methods
  • Coronary Angiography / instrumentation
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Drug-Eluting Stents
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Equipment Failure
  • Humans
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / instrumentation
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods