Main description:

OCT is rapidly being adopted in cardiology practice. However, gap exists between the speed of technology development and the knowledge of cardiologists. Many cardiologists are not familiar with image interpretation and don’t have enough background/knowledge to use the information in clinical practice. This book will be designed for busy interventional cardiologists to become quickly familiar with this emerging technology so that they can take advantage of its power improve patient care and outcome.

Feature:

Concise summary of available data on the use of OCT in cardiovascular imaging

Focus on cardiology and the use of the technique within cardiovascular practice

Easy application of the current data into clinical practice

Back cover:

This book is a detailed review of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in cardiovascular practice. OCT enables cross-sectional and volumetric imaging of internal structure and pathology in biological tissues, thus performing an “optical biopsy”, imaging pathology in situ and in real time without the need for excisional biopsy. OCT imaging has become a standard of care in ophthalmology and is an emerging imaging modality in cardiology, where it provides information that often cannot be obtained by any other means. This book provides readers who are not familiar with image interpretation and don’t have enough background/knowledge with information on its clinical use and potential.

Cardiovascular OCT Imaging is designed for busy interventional cardiologists and cardiologists to quickly become familiar with this emerging technology so that they can take advantage of its power to improve patient care and outcome. It will therefore be of great interest to all involved in interventional cardiology from trainees to practicing physicians and technologists.

Contents:

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​History
of OCT.- Physics of OCT.- Histology validation of OCT images.- Characterization
of coronary plaques.- Basic interpretation skill.- Early stent evaluation.- Late
stent changes.- Bioabsorbable stent.- Stent thrombosis.- Neoatherosclerosis.- Consensus
document.- Future development.​